The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano zonal office on Friday, June 28, 2019 secured the conviction of a Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Auwal Jibrin and one Garba Ismaila, before Justice Yusuf Birnin-Kudu of the Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel, on a six-count charge bordering on unlawful enrichment and gratification. .
The journey to prison for them started after the Commission received intelligence report that they benefited from the $115,010,000 largesse of a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.
Investigations showed that they benefited the sum of N45,000,000 (Forty Five Million Naira) out of the N250,000,000 (Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) disbursed in Jigawa State to influence the outcome of the 2015 election.
Upon arraignment, they pleaded “not guilty” to the charges thereby setting the stage for full trial.
During the course of trial, the prosecution presented five witnesses and tendered 20 exhibits to prove the case against them.
One of the charges reads: “That you, Auwal Jibrin, while being a public Servant (Deputy Director with Independent National Electoral Commission, Dutse) sometime in 2015, at Dutse within the Judicial Division of this Honourable court dishonestly received the sum of ?45,000,000 (Forty Five Million Naira) from Garba Ismail, which you were not authorized to receive and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 122 of the Penal Code.”
Delivering judgement, Justice Birnin-Kudu held that:
