Adamawa court acquits ex-Nyako security chief over alleged N80m land fraud

The Adamawa State High Court connected Friday discharged and acquitted a erstwhile Chief Security Officer (CSO) to erstwhile Governor Murtala Nyako, ACP Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu (retd), of charges brought against him.

The court, presided implicit by the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, acquitted Rabiu of transgression breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and inciting nationalist disturbance.

Justice Hafsat held that the prosecution failed to beryllium its lawsuit against the suspect beyond tenable uncertainty and accordingly discharged and acquitted him.

‎The judgement brings to an extremity 1 of Adamawa State’s astir intimately watched ineligible disputes, arising from allegations by erstwhile Governor Murtala Nyako that his erstwhile information main defrauded him of N80 cardinal nether the guise of acquiring 2 landed properties successful Yola.

In different words, Rabiu was arraigned earlier the tribunal for allegedly converting 2 landed properties worthy N80 cardinal to his idiosyncratic use.

‎The case, which began with Rabiu’s arraignment connected November 12, 2021, saw the authorities telephone 5 prosecution witnesses successful an effort to found its case.

Justice Hafsat held that determination was nary grounds to beryllium the committee of the offences, emphasising that the prosecution failed to found its lawsuit arsenic required by law.

On the complaint of cheating, the justice said determination was nary grounds of deceit, inducement, oregon fraud arsenic al...