The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) from probing him.
Justice Mohammed Umar struck out the cases after sighting a notice of discontinuance in the court record and with no legal representation for any of the parties at Tuesday’s resumed hearing.
Saraki had filed the suits in 2019 to challenge EFCC’s decision to investigate his earnings between 2003 and 2011 when he served as governor of Kwara State. At the time, the EFCC reportedly seized some of his properties in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The former Senate President listed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector-General of Police (IGP), and the State Security Service (SSS) as 1st to 3rd defendants, while the EFCC, ICPC, and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) were named as 4th to 6th respondents.
Over the years, the matter moved between different judges—including retired Justices Taiwo Taiwo and Anwuli Chikere, and Justice Inyang Ekwo—before finally landing before Justice Umar, who has now struck it out.
