A Kano State High Court has ordered the remand of a lawyer, Barrister Dalhatu Shehu Usman, on the Kurmawa Correctional Centre till November 6, 2026, over allegations of fraud, forgery of receipts and failure to seem in court.
Justice Zuwaira Yusuf gave the order on Monday following the lawyer’s arraignment by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
During the proceedings, defence counsel, Barrister A.A. Sani, challenged the authority of the legal professionals dealing with the prosecution, arguing that they weren’t legally empowered to prosecute the case.
He additionally requested the court to switch his consumer to the correctional centre as an alternative of returning him to the custody of the anti-corruption fee, the place he had spent greater than 10 days underneath a earlier court order.
Justice Yusuf adjourned the case till Friday, November 6, for a ruling on the preliminary objection difficult the authority of the prosecution workforce.
The decide additionally ordered that Usman stay on the Kurmawa Correctional Centre pending the following listening to.
