The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the EFCC, on Monday, November 18, 2019 secured an 18-months prison sentence of Zanna Dalhatu, a prosecuting counsel with the Federal State Ministry of Justice, Maiduguri Office.
He was convicted without an option of fine before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. .
Dalhatu, was arraigned on January 10, 2019 and pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge by the Commission.
His journey to prison started when he demanded for N7million bribe and also attempted to obtain the said sum from Shuaibu Mohammed, the Chief Accountant of Borno State Road Maintenance Agency (BORMA) to facilitate the termination of a case against the staff of the agency. He was trailed and arrested in the processing of collecting the bribe sum.
