Saraki faces 13 count corruption charges #

You're referring to the corruption charges against Bukola Saraki, the former President of the Nigerian Senate.

In 2015, Saraki was charged with 13 counts of corruption by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The charges were related to alleged financial improprieties during his tenure as Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011.

The charges against Saraki included:

  1. Criminal breach of trust by a public officer
  2. Misappropriation of public funds
  3. Conversion of public property to personal use
  4. False declaration of assets
  5. Money laundering
  6. Illegal transfer of public funds to personal accounts
  7. Illegal use of public funds for personal purposes
  8. Concealment of assets
  9. Failure to declare assets
  10. Illegal transfer of public funds to private companies
  11. Illegal use of public funds for private purposes
  12. Concealment of liabilities
  13. Failure to account for public funds

Saraki denied all the charges and claimed that they were politically motivated. He was eventually acquitted of all the charges in 2018 by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), which is a special tribunal that handles cases of corruption and abuse of office.

However, the Federal Government appealed the acquittal, and the case is still pending at the Court of Appeal.