Judge hands off Saraki’s suit over alleged N2bn bribe traced to his account. Search for laws to punish Naij.com and Sahara Reporters for such scandalous Expose'

Owing to allegation that N2 billion bribe was traced to his bank account, Justice Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, disqualified himself from a suit seeking to stop the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. 

Though the suit was scheduled for judgement, Justice Kafarati, however, said he was left with no option than to hands off the matter after his attention was drawn to two online publications alleging that he had been compromised by the Senate Presidesaraki docknt. The judge bemoaned that his integrity was gravely “maligned” in two separate reports carried by Sahara Reporters and Naij.com, which he said claimed that the N2 billion was traced to his account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Kafarati said: 

“The two publications made allegations against my person, alleging that I have been compromised with N2 billion. They also alleged that I am known in the legal cycle for being susceptible to corruption.

 “What this has done is  to put my integrity to question. I, however, regard the publishers as  people of unsound mind. They know that what they said is not true. They  derive pleasure when they malign the integrity of a judicial officer.  “It is unfortunate that we don’t have the appropriate laws to take care  of this. As it stands, I am caught between two devils. If the  judgement  goes in favour of Saraki now, they will say that I have been  compromised, on the other hand, if it goes against him, they will say I  have been intimidated.


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