Jigawa State has joined the train of plaintiffs withdrawing from a lawsuit challenging the legality of Nigeria’s flagship anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).
Bello Fanini, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the state, submitted a notice of discontinuance at the Supreme Court, officially withdrawing the state as a plaintiff in the case, on Thursday.
This decision came two days after the Supreme Court had already conducted the final hearing and postponed the case for judgement.
Jigawa State’s move aligns with that of Benue State, which also reconsidered its position regarding the case while awaiting the judgement and filed its notice of discontinuance on the same day.
These two states joined Anambra, Adamawa, and Ebonyi, which had initiated a wave of withdrawals from the lawsuit during Tuesday’s Supreme Court…
