$1.3m, N746.7m: Court dismisses Farouq application to set aside warrant of arrest

By Christopher Oji
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja,yesterday,   dismissed an application filed by the counsel to a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq seeking the setting aside   of the Bench Warrant and Warrant of Arrest issued against the former minister
Farouq,   alongside two others,   Bashir Nura Alkali and Sani Nafiu Mohammed are to face prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) for an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of $1.3 million and N746.7 million
While delivering his ruling yesterday, the judge held that the...