The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kano State Command, on Thursday, secured the conviction of one Mukhtar Ali, who was arraigned before the state High Court on three counts of fraud and criminal breach of trust.
The convict fraudulently collected the sum of N2.8m for the purchase of a Toyota Corolla from the United States in 2018, and diverted the money to his personal use.
One of the charges read, “That you, Mukhtar Habib Ali, on or about May 21, 2019, at Kano, within the judicial division of the High Court of Justice of Kano State, being entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of 1,800,000 through your GT Bank account No. 0140624071 by one Nafiu Armi’yau Muhammed as part payment for the purchase of a Toyota Corolla 2015 from Copart, committed criminal breach of trust thereof by converting the said sum into your own personal use, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 312 of the Penal Code.”
The convict pleaded guilty to the three counts.
The prosecution counsel, B.M. Buhari, asked the court to convict him accordingly.
Counsel for the convict, Ahmed Adejumoh, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying the convict was remorseful and did not waste the time of the court.
Consequently, Justice Zuwaira Yusuf convicted and sentenced him to six months’ imprisonment on count one, with a fine option of N50,000.
On count two, the convict was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, with a fine option of N20,000, while on count three, he was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, with a fine option of N30,000.
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