Polaris Bank has approached the Niger State High Court in Minna, requesting the dismissal of a criminal charge brought against its Managing Director by the Niger State Internal Revenue Service.
The charge pertains to the bank’s alleged failure to supply certain information about customers who applied for foreign exchange through the bank. The bank in its application, through its lawyer, Usman Sule (SAN), raised a preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of the Niger State High Court to entertain the criminal charge filed against it, arguing that it is an abuse of court process.
It argued that the subject matter of the criminal charge in Minna is already a subject of litigation at the Federal High Court Abuja between 21 banks…
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