Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau, has sentenced a serving
member of the State’s House of Assembly, Lawali Attahiru Dogonkade, to
four years imprisonment over an alleged N31 million fraud. Dogonkade who
was arraigned today by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a four-count charge bordering on
conferring corrupt advantage on himself admitted guilt before Justice
Bello Shinkafi, thereby leading to his immediate conviction by the
court. The convict, representing Kauran-Namoda Local Government in the
Zamfara State House of Assembly, was accused of using his position to
confer corrupt advantage upon himself in a N31, 290, 000 contract meant
for the supply of medical equipment to the State Government in violation
of Sections 10, 12 and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000. Counsel to ICPC, Mashkur Salisu, in one of the
counts told the court that the convict received N4.5 million from the
Managing Director of Madaci Pharmacy, Mr. Hamisu Saminu Jibril, as
percentage for the supply of medical equipment contract awarded by the
state government. His counsel, Mr. Abubakar Junaidu, had earlier argued
on the propriety of the charge before the court saying that the accused
had been charged one time before the Federal High Court in Gusau by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But the trial judge
overruled his argument and shortly after, the convict entered into a
guilty plea. Junaidu then pleaded with the court to be lenient with his
client considering the fact that he was a first time offender with a
large family and dependents who solely rely on him for their
livelihood. Following his guilty plea, the Counsel to the Commission
invited the court to convict him in line with the provisions of 274 (2)
of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. The court thereupon
convicted the accused person as charged and sentenced him to four years
imprisonment or payment of fine of N30, 000 on each of the counts
totaling N120, 000.The post Photo.Photo: Zamfara House of Assembly member sentenced to four years imprisonment over N31m fraud
Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau, has sentenced a serving
member of the State’s House of Assembly, Lawali Attahiru Dogonkade, to
four years imprisonment over an alleged N31 million fraud. Dogonkade who
was arraigned today by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a four-count charge bordering on
conferring corrupt advantage on himself admitted guilt before Justice
Bello Shinkafi, thereby leading to his immediate conviction by the
court. The convict, representing Kauran-Namoda Local Government in the
Zamfara State House of Assembly, was accused of using his position to
confer corrupt advantage upon himself in a N31, 290, 000 contract meant
for the supply of medical equipment to the State Government in violation
of Sections 10, 12 and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000. Counsel to ICPC, Mashkur Salisu, in one of the
counts told the court that the convict received N4.5 million from the
Managing Director of Madaci Pharmacy, Mr. Hamisu Saminu Jibril, as
percentage for the supply of medical equipment contract awarded by the
state government. His counsel, Mr. Abubakar Junaidu, had earlier argued
on the propriety of the charge before the court saying that the accused
had been charged one time before the Federal High Court in Gusau by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But the trial judge
overruled his argument and shortly after, the convict entered into a
guilty plea. Junaidu then pleaded with the court to be lenient with his
client considering the fact that he was a first time offender with a
large family and dependents who solely rely on him for their
livelihood. Following his guilty plea, the Counsel to the Commission
invited the court to convict him in line with the provisions of 274 (2)
of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. The court thereupon
convicted the accused person as charged and sentenced him to four years
imprisonment or payment of fine of N30, 000 on each of the counts
totaling N120, 000.The post Photo.
