Nigeria: Forgery - Saraki, Ekweremadu, Others' Trial Begins Today

The Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and two others will today appear at a high court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged forgery of the Senate order paper for the conduct of the election that brought them into office.

Saraki and Ekweremadu are being tried alongside Abubakar Maikasuwa and Benedict Efeturi before the court.

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