By Abashi Nkom, Kaduna
The Nigeria Citizens Movement for Good Governance (NCMGG), has said that Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi, former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Niger state was charged alongside three other defendants in charge Number FHC/ABJ/CR/100/2018 at the Federal high Court, Abuja for misappropriation of funds.
A statement issued by the National Convener, Nigeria Citizens Movement for Good Governance (NCMGG), Aminu Haruna Maipampo, said, “Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi was charged alongside three other defendants in charge Number FHC/ABJ/CR/100/2018 at the Federal high Court, Abuja.
“There were charges of offenses relating to money Laundering and conspiracy to commit money Laundering at the Abuja judicial division of the Federal high Court on the 25th day of June 2018 and Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi’s name was mentioned in all the 13 counts charges as a predicated offender.”
The statement stated that unfortunately, he was said to be at large, apparently, he ran out of the country in order to evade arrest and prosecution by relevant security agencies.
It explained that it was established amongst other offences at the trial Court that Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi had misappropriated the sum of N18,000,000 and N140, 000,000 while he occupied government positions at various times.
According to the statement, “There were charges of offenses relating to money Laundering and conspiracy to commit money Laundering at the Abuja judicial division of the Federal high Court on the 25th day of June 2018 and Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi’s name was mentioned in all the 13 counts charges as a predicated offender, unfortunately he was said to be at large, apparently, he ran out of the country in order to evade arrest and prosecution by relevant security agencies, and it was established amongst other offences at the trial Court that Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi had misappropriated the sum of N18,000,000 and N140, 000,000 while he occupied government positions at various times.”
The statement alleged, “The public should note that Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi is parading a different Court judgment of the Court of Appeal between his companies and frontier of his companies, the Attorney-General of Niger State and Commissioner of Justice, the chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Katah Property and investment Ltd and Sadiq Air Travel Agency Ltd as respondent, in suit file number CA/A/453/2018 Which was against the decision of the Federal high Court Abuja division, Coran Judice, Dimgba J. In Suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/359/2017, which was delivered 18th day of March 2022, the case was about refunding of looted funds back to Niger State Government, on the other hand the Judgement in question was delivered by Mohammed Danjuma, JCA, the appeallant is Sadiq Air Travel, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Musa Ibrahim Datti and Katah Property and Investment Ltd which was delivered 4th day February 2022 with Appeal Number CA/A/CR/413/2021.”
It explained that it was mandated in the Judgement that Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi should be apprehended and made to face justice on the 13 count charges labelled against him, this two judgments were two different things and the general public should take note.
The Converner enjoined the PDP and the good people of Niger State to understand that the person of Alhaji Liman Isah Kantigi cannot be trusted to govern a state like Niger, whose people are totally backward and living in abject poverty.
It urged the PDP to also note that the opposition would take advantage of its failures to understand that the man in question will lost out at any post election tribunal.
The statement affirmed, “It’s undoubtedly that the Judgement of the lower court in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/100/2018 delivered on 21st day of June 2021 by I. L Ojukwo, J was affirmed by Danlami Zama Senchi (Justice, Court of Appeal).”
