Court Okays Trial Of Former Banker Accused Of Theft In-Absentia. Pictured

A court in Kano state has agreed to proceed the trial of an accused in-absentia. Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court, Kano, on June 9, 2016, granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, to try a former Skye Bank staff, Yagana Bukar, in absentia on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering. 

Bukar was first arraigned in October 2013 and was granted bail. The accused person, however, absconded shortly after the commencement of trial.‪