The trial of the former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Sa’idu Dakingari
for alleged N450 million fraud has been adjourned till October 26, 2020.
This followed the stalling of the case in court on Wednesday, October 8,
2020, due to the absence of the trial judge, Honourable Justice Sunday
Bassey Onu.
Dakingari is standing trial alongside two others, Sunday Dogonyaro and
Garba Rabiu Kamba for allegedly receiving the said sum from the former
minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke for the purpose
of influencing the 2015 general election.
The day’s matter was for continuation of cross-examination of
Prosecution Witness Four (PW4), Olabode Moses, who is an officer of the
EFCC.
However, on arriving at the state capital, Birnin Kebbi, on Wednesday,
October 7, 2020, preparatory to today’s court proceeding, the
prosecution team was informed via a text message from the court bailiff
at 3:09 pm that the court would not sit today, and that the matter has
been adjourned till October 26, 2020.
It could be recalled that the trial also could not hold on the
previously adjourned date of June 29, 2020, due to the absence of
Dakingari’s counsel in court and that of the second defendant, Sunday
Dogonyaro.