OFFA BANK ROBBERY INVESTIGATION: SARAKI TO APPEAR IN COURT
Following a legal action initiated by a private lawyer, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been summoned by an Abuja court over the Offa bank robbery case.
The summons, issued by a grade I area court in Aco Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, directed the inspector-general of police, (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, to serve a summons on the Senate president regarding the legal action, The Punch reports.
The legal action was reportedly initiated by an Abuja-based lawyer and rights activist, Oluwatosin Ojaomo.
Counsel to the litigant on Monday, September 17, told journalists that the police boss had taken steps to serve the Bukola Saraki the summons.
The litigant was reported to have initiated the action against Saraki under section 89(5) of the administration of criminal justice act (ACJA) 2015.
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