Ibrahim Saminu Turaki

Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (born 14 July 1963) is a Nigerian actuary and politician who served as the governor of Jigawa State from 1999 to 2007.

He attended the Federal Government College Kaduna and the Ahmadu Bello University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in actuarial science in 1985.

Some of these attracted the number one British developmental agency, DFID to co-fund the Jigawa State microcredit scheme to provide funding for small scale businesses.

The project is a satellite-based communication facility for delivery of a broad range of multimedia services incorporating video, audio and data to every organization.

This made Jigawa the first state in Nigeria to commence interactive distance learning program and video conferencing through GITT.

In 2000, Turaki established a free trade zone in Jigawa (the first to be achieved by any state in the country at the time), to facilitate doing business and to attract prospective investors both foreign and local.

In June 2003, Turaki said Jigawa had entered into agreements with American companies to start processing and exporting high-grade gum arabic to the United States, replacing imports from the Sudan.

[6][7] In 2004, the Niger Republic, which was due to host a summit of francophone countries in Niamey gave Wallong Camco Nigeria, a company in which Turaki had an interest, free land in exchange for building 86 housing units to accommodate visiting foreign dignitaries.

In his quest for the development of Jigawa State, Turaki declared that security, safety and justice are interrelated and should be taken seriously as important prerequisites for economic wellbeing of its residents.

[13] In 2000, Turaki decentralized the Jigawa state government, allocating many aspects to the five Emirate councils of Hadejia, Dutse, Gumel, Ringim and Kazaure.

[15] In July 2007, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Turaki over allegations of corruption and money laundering.

He also denied being on the run or evading arrest from the time the order was granted four years ago, since he had attended well publicized official, social and business functions around Nigeria and beyond.

On Thursday, 13 October 2022, a Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State discharged and acquitted Turaki of the N8.3 billion corruption charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The presiding judge, Justice Hassan Dikko, who delivered the ruling, struck out all charges and discharged all the accused persons for want of diligent prosecution.