By Our Reporter
November 2, 2015 – Hell was let loose today in the premises of a Federal High Court, in Gombe, when thugs invaded the court, where a serving Senator and former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goge was on trial for allegedly forging resolution of the Gombe State House of Assembly while he was governor and used it to collect N5 billion facility from Access Bank Plc.
A witness in the ongoing trial of the former governor made the revelation at a Federal High Court, sitting in Gombe State.
“My Lord, the said resolution did not emanate from the Gombe State House of Assembly and I was not a signatory to it”, said Atiku, a former Clerk of the Gombe State House of Assembly and one of the three witnesses called by prosecuting counsel, Wahab Shitu.
Atiku said that as the Admin Officer of the House, he chaired management committee of the House, and kept records of House proceedings.
However, the court had to cut short the proceeding and adjourn for further hearing owing to the fracas that ensued as suspected political thugs invaded the court premises and disrupted the proceedings.
The thugs also launched attack on the accused persons and others outside the court premises during which the second accused person, Aliyu El-Nafarty and one other person were seriously wounded.
In the melee, vehicles were vandalized including that of the defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN. The attack forced the presiding judge, Justice B. O. Quadri to adjourn to November 25, 2015.
Justice Quadir condemned the attack and directed both counsel to do a report on what happened which he promised to forward to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court for necessary action.
Goje, alongside four other accused persons are being prosecuted by the EFCC on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and embezzlement of funds belonging to the state government.
