While Bako is a former Speaker Taraba State House of Assembly and serving member representing Takum constituency in the State Assembly, Hassan A Abubakar and John Danjuma were Head of Administration and retired staff respectively of the Independent National Electoral Commission, in Taraba State.
Mark allegedly received the sum of N45m for himself and Arc. Darius
Ishaku the then PDP Governotorial candidate in the state, while John and
Hassan received N267.46m from the $115m Diezani bribe to influence
officers working with INEC Taraba State.
Count one of the charge read, "MARK BAKO USENI, being the former speaker and member Taraba State House of Assembly, HASSAN A ABUBAKAR, the Head of Administration at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and JOHN D. ALI, Retired Public Servant at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sometimes between March and May, 2015 in Jalingo, within the Jurisdiction of Jalingo Judicial Division of the High Court of Taraba State in such different capacities did engage yourselves in criminal conspiracy to corrupt Public Officers to wit; Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) staff contrary to Section 9 (1) (a) and Punishable under Section 9 (1) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000".
All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. In view of their plea, the prosecution counsel Abubakar Aliyu asked for a date to commence trial.
While adjourning the case to 26, 27 and 28 June, 2018 Justice Filibus granted bail to all the accused persons. The decision of the Judge was hinged on the fact that the EFCC had granted them administrative bail during investigation.
Count one of the charge read, "MARK BAKO USENI, being the former speaker and member Taraba State House of Assembly, HASSAN A ABUBAKAR, the Head of Administration at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and JOHN D. ALI, Retired Public Servant at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sometimes between March and May, 2015 in Jalingo, within the Jurisdiction of Jalingo Judicial Division of the High Court of Taraba State in such different capacities did engage yourselves in criminal conspiracy to corrupt Public Officers to wit; Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) staff contrary to Section 9 (1) (a) and Punishable under Section 9 (1) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000".
All the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. In view of their plea, the prosecution counsel Abubakar Aliyu asked for a date to commence trial.
While adjourning the case to 26, 27 and 28 June, 2018 Justice Filibus granted bail to all the accused persons. The decision of the Judge was hinged on the fact that the EFCC had granted them administrative bail during investigation.
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