’50 senators entourage’ accompany Saraki to tribunal for corruption trial

The Senate’s President, Bukola Saraki, has arrived the Code’s court of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja to face trial over a 13-count charge of corruption leveled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.
According to Premium Times,

One of the legislators, who requested not to be named, said he and his associates chose to cover for the senate president to keep him from being captured or embarrassed by the police.

A Senate’s supporter President, now likewise inside the court, told PREMIUM TIMES,
“We are already seated. No shaking. The plan is to humiliate the man, not minding if they break the law or violate the procedure.  “We have nothing to fear. After Saraki has exercised his fundamental human rights in relevant courts, we are here to to show the lies contained in the charges.”

Mr. Saraki had on Monday released a statement, saying he was presently prepared to attend his trial, days after he battled frantically to use the courts to stop the trial. The tribunal had decided Monday that Mr. Saraki must show up before it at 10am today. Mr. Saraki failed to show up before the tribunal amid Monday’s sitting regardless of a court  warrant issued against him by the tribunal last Friday. He is confronting charges verging on debasement and false resources assertion.