The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has made it clear that Appeal Court Justice Ita Mbaba, is not under investigation for any offence.
The EFCC in a statement by its Spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, said the clarification became imperative following the visit of the property in which the respected judge is living by operatives of the antigraft agency.
Uwujaren explained that the visit of the operatives to the property is not in connection with Justice Mbaba but with the subsisting investigation of the property and its ownership.
The agency said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to some reports in the Social Media, alleging that its operatives, in the Kano Zonal Command, “invaded” the residence of the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Honourable Justice Ita Mbaba, located on Sheik Yusuf Adam Game street, off Race Cross Road, Nassarawa Government Reservation Area, Kano.
” While it is true that operatives of the Commission visited the property housing Hon. Justice Mbaba, on a property verification exercise, owing to a subsisting matter involving the owner of the property, there is no truth, linkage or nexus with any investigation of the Honourable Justice of the Court of Appeal.
“Available facts shows that Hon. Justice Mbaba is not the owner of the property and could, therefore, not be the subject of any investigation by the Commission.
” We wish to restate that Hon. Justice Ita Mbaba is not under any investigation by the EFCC. The Commission holds the Judiciary in optimum respect and will do nothing to embarrass any officer of the court,” EFCC explained in the statement made available to Vanguard on Wednesday.
