Gombe state councilor, Ishiyaku Garba bags three months jail-term for vote-buying



The Gombe state zonal office of EFCC 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.

Acting on intelligence report, the EFCC had arrested him at Bolari Polling Unit 0077 in Gombe State during the last concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections, where he was sighted sharing money.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Ishiyaku Garba and Joel Jagaba (still at large) on or about 23rd of March, 2019 at Bolari, Gombe State on the date slated for Presidential and National Assembly Election at Bolari Polling Unit 0077, Gombe State within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did agree among yourselves to commit an offence to wit: caused money to be expended for Election Bribery and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 124 (5) of Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) and punishable under Section 124 (1) (c) of the same Act.”

He 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.

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He's paying 170k fine.

For this, Gombe Election should be declared inconclusive and a new Election ordered.

Noted

The Councilor they partyless? or they don’t want us to know his party? Away the man will pay they fine.

Very good

Just three months? That's like a slap on the wrist

But the bullion vans were and are still invincible to the compromised EFCC till today. I guess this one is a PDP politician
EFCC is as worst and corrupt as the Nigerian police

3 months pere?

Wondering how many years of jail sentence would be given to ordinary supporters

when will Osinbajo get his own jail term for vote buying. Afterall trader moni was vote buying

Wandaful

I will comment when I'm through with my test, BRB. �

The scapegoat! Of course there has to be one, they didn't mention his political party, I know it won't be APC, for that's a party of Saints.

zidane is a big fool for going back to Madrid, he will surely fail this time around, bet me, he will regret this

and the bullion van at Ikoyi nko....

Yeah! We are gradually getting there as a People.
This is just the beginning of the Reign of Justice in Nigeria.

Only 3 months...

Two bullion vans in Tinubu's house was for 'vote selling'. Guess that's why nothing is been said about it. Crazy government with dumb followers

Minor jail term for minor votebuyer.If the major votebuyers were to be tried and sentenced all these political dinosaurs would have congested Nigerian prisons.

With an option of fine.. Where did we inherit this archaic law from? The Rich man is not meant to serve jail terms in Nigeria. Once you have money, you can walk yourself out of prison

With an option of fine

Because he's a councillor and him nor get mouth