A civil servant, Mr Lawal Idris Abdullahi has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for fraudulently receiving monthly emoluments from two Federal Government agencies.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC dragged Abdullahi before a Minna High Court following a petition from the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC where he was employed and at the same time drawing monthly payments from the Federal Inspectorate Service, Minna.
Abdullahi was arraigned before Justice Maria Zukogi on a six count charge bordering on making false statements to public officers in contravention of Section 25 (1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and Section 122 of the Penal Code and punishable under the same laws.
Soon after trial commenced, Abdullahi's lawyers notified the court of his intention to explore the plea bargain option and was not opposed by the prosecution counsel.
According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of ICPC, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa;
“Justice Zukogi, upon conclusion of the plea bargain and sentencing agreement, convicted and found Abdullahi guilty of all the charges brought against him after he had pleaded guilty.
“She therefore sentenced him to one year imprisonment on each of the counts which cumulated to six years that will run consecutively with the option of the payment of a fine of N40, 000 only on each of the counts amounting to N240, 000.
"Abdullahi was, in addition, bound and ordered to execute a bond in the sum of N100, 000 to be of good behaviour for one year.”
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