Nigeria: Why We Can't Probe Governor Ganduje Over Bribe Videos - EFCC

22 November 2018

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it cannot immediately yield to calls to move against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State who is accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribe, saying Mr Abdullahi enjoys constitutional immunity from criminal proceedings.

"The governor is still serving and constitutionally is covered by immunity. Being that as it may, the matter is in the instance sub judice," the EFCC posted from its Twitter handle Thursday, during a tweet meet organised by Tap Nitiative for Citizens Development, a public accountability think-tank.

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