EFCC drops malicious falsehood charges against BUK student, other suspect
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered the withdrawal of the charge instituted against a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Maryam Shehu, a day after she was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly peddling malicious information against the commission on social media.
Court order Mrs Abdulmalik ordered Ms Shehu to be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre and Mr Abdulhamid in Kuje Correctional Centre.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Mr Hikima said Ms Shehu had spent 35 days in EFCC custody before the commission filed the charge against her.
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