Two INEC staff Bag 42 Years Imprisonment, Orders IGP To Produce Madueke

The Federal High Court, Yola, presided over by Justice Nathan Musa Thursday, sentenced two staffs of the Independent National Electoral Commission for 42 years imprisonment for collecting bribes.

He said the court delivered the verdict after due diligence, established a conspiracy between the persons, as such he convicted and sentenced the two INEC staff to seven years each on the three counts brought against them by the EFCC.

Musa said he was giving a lenient sentence since the accused were first -term offenders, adding that the sentence would run concurrently.

As claimed by him, the offence has a mandatory provision, adding, “ I’ m constrained by the law, they shall be sentenced to seven years imprisonment without the option of fine.”

He noted, however, that in view of plea to temper justice with mercy, “I will allow the sentence to run concurrently.”

EFCC had brought the case against Ibrahim Mohammed Umar , Sahabo Iya Hamman, both staff of INEC as well as the former Minister of Petroleum for conspiring to defraud the Federal Government with the intent to compromise the 2015 general elections .

Justice Musa therefore directed the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the International Police to produce former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison

Madueke, to face prosecution over the N 362 million she sent to the two convicted INEC staff in order to compromise the 2015 presidential election in Adamawa State.