An Assistant Director in Borno State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Usman Abaji, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for obstruction of justice.
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Abaji was brought before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC had charged the convict on a one-count charge of willful obstruction of the commission to exercise its powers to investigate and prosecute in a matter involving one Ibrahim Goni Bama, contrary to Section 38 (2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (establishment) Act.
The commission has arrested Bama based on investigations that linked him with financial crimes but had to release him on administrative bail to Abaji, who stood as a surety for him.
Upon realising that Bama has absconded, the commission alerted Abaji, his surety, who failed to produce him despite being given ample time to do so.
The one-count charge against the convict read: “That you, Usman Abaji of Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Borno State, sometime in October 2019 in Maiduguri, Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this court, did willfully obstruct the EFCC in exercise of its power to investigate/prosecute Ibrahim Goni Bama by entering a bond for the sum of N25,000,000 (Twenty five million naira) only to produce him before the EFCC at every date he is required until the six cases against him are finally disposed of; which you failed to do so when called upon by the EFCC. You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 38(2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (Establishment) Act 2004 and punishable under section 38(2)(b) of the same Act.”
Having pleaded guilty to the charge, prosecution counsel, Benjamin Manji, prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendant.
In his ruling, Justice Kumaliya found Abaji guilty as charged and sentenced him to six month imprisonment with N600, 000 option of fine.
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