IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF SOKOTO STATE IN THE SOKOTO JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT SOKOTO ON THE 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2020 BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED MOHAMMED (JUDGE) SUIT NO: SS/05C/2020 BETWEEN: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA………………COMPLAINANT AND 1. BASHAR GARBA 2. KABIRU BELLO…………………….…………………DEFENDANTS Appearances: Court resumed today 12/10/2020. Mashkur Salisu PLO for prosecution A.M. Lukman Esq holding the brief of A.M. Dambuwa Esq for the 1st defendant M.B. Abdullahi Esq for the 2nd defendant. Mashkur Salisu PLO: The case is for Judgment, Defendants in Court. JUDGMENT Court: By two (2) counts charges dated 3/2/2020 and filed on the 4/2/2020, the Defendants – Bashar Garba and Kabiru Bello were arraigned before this Court on the 20/2/2020 for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy and Using position to confer corrupt advantage contrary to Section 26(1)(c) and punishable under Section 19 of Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, 2000 respectively by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. The charges were read and explained to the Defendants in both English and Hausa language to the satisfaction of the Court 1