Trial of subsidy 'thieves' begins next week 'Adoke

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, yesterday said the Federal Government will commence prosecution of those found culpable in the fuel subsidy scam by next week.Speaking after an emergency meeting on corruption summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday, Adoke said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached advanced stage of investigation into report of the House of Representatives committee on fuel subsidy and that prosecution may begin as early as next week.He assured that no one found culpable in the subsidy scam would go unpunished saying, 'You will begin to see prosecution probably in the next one week. We will begin to prosecute because the EFCC has gone very far.'Jonathan summoned the meeting of all heads of the three arms of government to deliberate on the increasing cases of corruption in the country.The meeting at the State House had in attendance, Vice President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark, Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Dahiru Musdapher and acting President of Court of Appeal, Justice Dalhatu Adamu, among other officials. Adoke said the meeting is a prelude to government's plan to come up with new strategy in the fight against corruption.Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, Senate Majority Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), said the president called the meeting so that leaders of the three arms of government will device means of fighting corruption in the polity.
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