A serving Deputy Director of the Niger State Ministry of Land Transportation, Mr. Umar Farouk, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Niger State High Court in Minna for demanding and receiving gratification of N11 million from a contractor for the award of a contract.
“The prosecution explained to the court how the convict had received money on different occasions sometimes N100,000, N500,000, N400,000, etc. to the tune of N11 million from one Oyabambi Stephen on behalf of Boyabam Services Global Limited in exchange for a contract.
“The court was also informed that the said action of the convict was in contravention of Sections 8 and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under the same Act. One of the charges read, “That you Umar Farouk, male, sometime in March 2016 or thereabout, while being in the employment by the Niger State Government as Deputy Director, Land Transport, at Minna, Niger State Capital, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court corruptly received the sum of N500,000.
“The trial judge stated that the prosecution had proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt. He thereby found the Deputy Director guilty on all the seven counts and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment each for counts one to six and five years imprisonment for count seven. All the sentences are to run concurrently.”All rights reserved.
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