N950 M FRAUD: YOU’RE SHAMELESS, CACOL TELLS SHEKARAU’S SUPPORTERS

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership CACOL has berated supporters of former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau who went on rampage following arraignment of their paymaster before a Kano State High Court for alleged N950million fraud.

 

The Executive Chairman of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran, while expressing the Centre’s views, decried a situation whereby ordinary Nigerians who are the direct victims of corrupt practices would make themselves available to be rented as a crowd by the same politicians that mortgaged their future as unbecoming.
 
“As much as our law provides that even for corruption charges, every accused person remains innocent until proven guilty, we implore accused persons and their supporters to note that the process of justice and equity is sacrosanct and requires that caution is applied so that the course of justice is not perverted or compromised in any way.

 

“We deem it necessary to remind Nigerians of the fact that Corruption has neither tribe nor religion as its ravaging effects could be felt by all and sundry, especially ordinary Nigerians that are left with no cover. We therefore appreciate the fact that Alhaji Shekarau did not abscond but made himself available for trial to respond to the allegation levelled against him.