Kelvin Bowoto
The Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged Ibrahim Isah before Sokoto State High Court Justice Bashar Tambuwal.
Isah was charged with a single count of criminal breach of trust involving N7,110,000.00 (seven million, one hundred and ten thousand Naira).
The charge reads, “That you, Ibrahim Salisu Isah, an adult male, sometime in November 2022 in Sokoto, within the Judicial Division of the High Court of Sokoto State, while being entrusted with the sum of N7,110,000.00 by one Buhari Hammani Gumbi to purchase and supply 1,800 bags of BUA cement at the rate of N3,950 per bag, dishonestly misappropriated the money for your personal use.”
“This act is in violation of the trust bestowed upon you and constitutes the offense of criminal breach of trust, contrary to Section 300 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law and punishable under Section 301 of the same law.”
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When the charges were read to the defendant, he pleaded not guilty.
S.H. Sa’ad, the prosecution lawyer, then applied for a trial date, while Shamsu Dauda, the defense attorney, applied for bail for the accused.
The prosecutor, on the other hand, objected to the defense counsel’s oral plea for bail, stating that for the prosecution to reply, the defense must file a formal bail application via an affidavit.
The matter was adjourned for hearing on April 23, 2024, by Justice Tambuwal.
He further directed that a formal bail application be filed before the court while remanding the defendant in the custody of the correctional services.
Techrectory with Agency Report.
