Reopening Ganduje’s dollar video case: Ex-Kano attorney general calls for caution

Former Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Musa Abdullahi Lawal, has described the rumoured moves to reopen former governor Ganduje’s dollar video case as an act of ignorance.

According to speculations, the move is being instigated allegedly by the reinstated Kano Anti-Corruption Commission boss, Barrister Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado.

Lawal, the immediate past attorney general of Kano, cautioned, on Thursday that it is not proper to “open an investigation into a case that is before a Federal Appeal Court in Abuja.”

In an interview monitored by newsmen, Lawal reminded that the case in question is a legal issue in which judgement had been delivered at an Abuja High Court, which led to an appeal.

He said: “The Dollar Video Case is still an allegation that is before a competent court in Abuja; so for somebody to now come to Kano and start talking about it, it could even be tantamount to contempt of court.”

The former Commissioner for Justice hinted that the case has two faces.

He said: “The Police Headquarters in Abuja are handling the criminal aspect of the case, and all those that are involved, that is, the contractors handling Kano projects, have testified before the Police, and the case has not been closed.

“Part of the police investigation into the criminal aspect of the case led to the principal accused person running away from Nigeria, and up till now the police authority has not closed down the case, so what are you investigating?”

He subsequently cautioned against anyone doing anything that would jeopardise the court process and police investigations on the matter.