Nigeria: SERAP Sues Buhari Over Failure to Probe Ganduje

10 December 2018

A group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has sued President Muhammadu Buhari for not ordering investigation of the bribery allegations against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State as contained in the widely circulated video clips.

The clips allegedly show Ganduje receiving bribe.SERAP had in November asked the president to direct the investigation of Ganduje "if there is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence for him to face prosecution at the expiration of his tenure as governor." The organization also sought protection for the journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, who reportedly published the video clips.

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