The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 25th May 2016
secured the conviction of one Mallam Kabiru Jibrin before Justice Joseph
Awak of Gombe State High Court after he was found guilty of a thre
count charge bordering on obtaining one million, five hundred and sixty
thousand naira (N1.560.000) by false pretence.
The
complainant, Aliyu Audu Awwal, had alleged that the convict defrauded
him and one Mallam Hussani Kumo, of the sum of N1.560,000 on the pretext
that the said amount will be use to secure Hajj seats for them which he
never did but diverted the money for his personal use. Kumo also
alleged that the convict collected his Honda Accord car 2005 model under
the guise that he will sell the car and use the proceed to secure
additional Hajj seats which he never did.
The convict pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him.
Count
three of the charge reads, “that you, Mallam Kabiru Jibrin (m) sometime
in September, 2013 or thereabout in Gombe, Gombe State which is within
the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court falsely pretended to be a Hajj
agent and dishonestly induced one Aliyu Audu Awwal to give you the
cummulative sum of (N810,000.000), eight hundred and ten thousand naira
only through your UBA Acct.No:1005433707 under the false believe that
the money will be used to secure a Hajj seat for him to enable him
perform the 2013 Hajj and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 320 and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Law, Laws
of Northern Nigeria”.
In view of the plea of
the convict, Justice Awak after taking cognizance the fact that the
convict had paid the whole money back to the complainant, convicted and
sentenced him to six years imprisonment with an option of sixty thousand
naira (N60,000 fine).
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
25th May, 2016
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