Court jails man six months for N1.34m fraud in Borno

Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court has convicted and sentenced Saleh Isa Abdullahi to six months’ imprisonment for fraud involving N1.34 million.

Abdullahi was prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) connected a one-count complaint bordering connected transgression misappropriation.

According to the charge, the convict dishonestly converted to his idiosyncratic usage the sum of N1,340,000 belonging to 1 Faruq Muhammad Ali.

The wealth was reportedly entrusted to him for the proviso of 100 bags of cement successful Maiduguri, Borno State, but was alternatively diverted without the owner’s consent.

The suspect pleaded blameworthy to the charge.

Prosecuting counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed, urged the tribunal to convict the suspect based connected his plea, portion defence counsel, A.B. Usman, appealed for leniency, noting that the convict had refunded the money.

In her ruling, Justice Kumaliya sentenced Abdullahi to six months’ imprisonment with an enactment of a N100,000 fine.

The tribunal held that the offence contravened Sections 296 and 297 of the Penal Code Law.

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