The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, today secured the conviction of Atiku Mu’azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abubakar Usman on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and theft.Justice Beatrice Iliya of the Gombe State High Court handed down the verdict while ruling on s criminal case against them.
They were alleged to have as Chairman, Chief Store Officer, Chief Accountant and Director of the Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue, respectively, conspired and stole the sum of N25,060,000, belonging to Gombe State Government. Count two of the charge reads: “That you, Atiku Mu’azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abubakar Usman sometimes between January and July 2015 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent did dishonestly commit theft to wit: fraudulently convert the sum of N25,060,000 property of Gombe State Government and thereby committed an offence contrary to and Punishable under Section 286 and 287 of the Penal Code Law, Laws of Northern Nigeria.
Defence counsel, L.A. Haruna, on his part, pleaded on behalf of his clients to tamper justice with mercy as the convicts were first-time offenders and did not waste the “precious time” of the court but pleaded guilty on the day of their arraignment and that they had made some restitutions.
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