Two INEC workers sentenced to 21 years imprisonment over Diezani's loot.

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By Titus Innocent
A Yola High Court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa, has sentenced two officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) to 21 years imprisonment each for receiving a bribe of N362 million from former minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Madueke, during 2015 general elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the convicts, Ibrahim Mohammed and Sahabo Iya-Hamman were arraigned before the court by EFCC alongside Madueke (still at large), under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.
Delivering judgement yesterday, Musa said that going by testimonies from 15 witnesses who appeared before the court and the suspects’ responses, it was clear that they were guilty of the offence.
Musa said that although N362 million was received by the officials, they only shared five per cent of the money to other staff of the commission leaving the balance unaccounted for.
He, however, said that following plea by their counsel, they have been sentenced to seven years each on each of the three count charges adding that the sentence will run concurrently.
The judge also urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr Muhammad Adamu, to liaise with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to arrest the 3rd respondent (Maduekwe) so that she can face her charges.

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