Court Jails Governor Abdulrahman Loyalist over Corruption, Forgery

A High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced a close ally of Mallam Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq Governor of Kwara state , Mr Alhassan Bagudu to one-year imprisonment for making a false statement to an investigator.

Bagudu, who is a former Chairman of the Kaiama Local Government and a chieftain of Kwara All Progressive Congress is core a loyalist of Mallam Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq and one of political strategists of the Governor in Kaima was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on two counts bordering on making a false statement to its investigator.

Bagudu was said to have pleaded not guilty to the charge and also seek Governor Abdulrahman influence to frustrate the fraud case

A statement on Thursday by the agency’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said during the trial, the ICPC counsel, Peace Arocha and Golden Iwuagwu, told the court how the former local government chairman purchased a used Toyota Prado SUV for his official use at the sum of N13m, whereas the approval was for a brand new vehicle.

Ogugua added that the court also heard how Bagudu claimed that the SUV was purchased by Quadrish Motors, while knowing the same to be false and thereby making a false statement to a constituted authority.

She said the action of the former chairman was in contravention of Section 25 (1) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under the same Section.

wow amazing..let him eat what he sow

When people can get away with crimes just because they are wealthy or have the right connections, the scales are tipped against fairness and equality. The weight of corruption then becomes so heavy that it creates a dent that forces the world to become slanted, so much so — that justice just slips off.

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