A Minna Magistrate Court has recused itself from a case involving Alhaji Usman Idris Makanta, sometimes called Shinkafa Nupe, who’s accused of defrauding Niger Foods Company of N3.4 billion in enter loans in Niger State.

Makanta, a former APC governorship aspirant in Niger State, used to be arraigned on six fees, together with dishonest and advance rate fraud.

During the sitting, Chief Magistrate Murtala Mohammed Ibrahim refused the police’s request to interchange the unique rate, mentioning loss of jurisdiction. The case will now be transferred to the Federal High Court for additional prosecution.

The police alleged that Makanta, who acted as a guarantor for positive clusters, failed to provide them regardless of repeated requests, resulting in his arrest.

Makanta’s defence recommend, Mohammed Tsado, antagonistic the re-arraignment, arguing that his consumer had already been granted bail and used to be in search of to problem the police’s movements in court docket.

The court docket directed the police to arraign Makanta within the Federal High Court inside 24 hours.

Recall that the Chairman of Niger Foods, Mr Sammy Adigun, issued a observation in Minna alleging that out of N3.4 billion in enter loans, simplest N25 million were recovered from the Shinkafa Cluster, led by means of Makanta, who had signed agreements and promises for compensation.

He said that Makanta and the Shinkafa Cluster have been accountable for making sure the inputs have been used for his or her supposed objective.

According to him, “All farms were mapped, coordinates recorded, and three critical documents were duly signed by Makanta: a Farming Framework Agreement, a Global Standing Instruction, and a Letter of Guarantee in which he personally undertook to ensure 100 per cent recovery in case of default.”

The chairman defined that, in contrast background, the venture petitioned the Niger State Police Command to analyze whether or not the inputs have been used as supposed, because the guarantor used to be contractually accountable for making sure compliance.

Adigun, then again, denied allegations that the investigation used to be politically motivated, describing them as false, deceptive, and an try to distract the general public from the actual problems.