The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe Zonal Office on March 28, 2019 secured the conviction of Ishiyaku Garba, Councillor of Bolari East, Gombe, who was arraigned before Justice Sa’ad Moh’d of a State High Court on a three-count charge bordering bribery.
According to the report by EFCC, the anti-graft commission acting on intelligence report, had arrested Ishiyaku Garba at Bolari Polling Unit 0077 in Gombe State during the last concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections, where he was sighted sharing money.
Ishiyaku Garba pleaded “guilty” to the charges.
Prosecuting counsel, S.E. Okemini, then called a witness, Hillary Obetta for review of facts and to also tender evidence against him admitted as Exhibits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Defence counsel, S.A. Mustapha, however, pleaded for leniency.
The trial judge, thereafter, convicted him on the three counts and sentenced him to one month in prison with an option of N100,000 as fine for count one; one month in prison on count two, with an option of N50,000 as fine; one month in prison on count three, with an option of N20,000 as fine. The prison terms are to run consecutively.
The court further ordered that the sum of N295,000 recovered from him should be forfeited to the Federal Government.