The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Yusuf Aminu
before Justice A.M Sambo of the Bauchi State High Court.
Aminu bagged three years imprisonment for dishonesty and
obtaining by false pretence.
He was arraigned by the Gombe Zonal Command of the EFCC on
one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretences.
The one-count charge reads: “That you Yusuf Aminu (trading
under the name and style of Yusuf Aminu General Enterprises ) sometimes in
January 2021 at Bauchi, Bauchi State, within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court with intent to defraud, dishonestly obtained the sum of
N1,600,000.00 from First City Monument Bank by falsely representing that the
said sum was for the improvement and enhancement of your working capital which
pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary
to Section 320 and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Law.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charge, following which
prosecution counsel, Mubarak Tijani prayed the court to convict and sentence
him accordingly, while his counsel, Adamu Baba prayed the court to temper
justice with mercy, stating that the defendant has become remorseful and made
full restitution to his victim.
Justice Sambo convicted and sentenced him to three years
imprisonment with an option of fine of N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira).
Aminu began his journey to the Correctional Centre when he
obtained a loan from First City Monument Bank to enhance his business. He
neither used the loan for his business nor repaid the bank that offered him the
loan.
In another development, the Gombe Zonal Command of the
Commission on January 18, 2024 arranged one Dare Dammas Luggard before Justice
J.D. Longden of the Plateau State State High Court, sitting in Jos.
Luggard was arraigned on six-count charges
bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining by false pretence to the
tune of N11,550,000.00 (Eleven Million Five Hundred and Fifty - thousand
Naira).
One of the charges reads: “That you Dare Dimmas
Luggard sometimes in 2021 in Jos, Plateau State, within the jurisdiction of
this honourable court did with intent to defraud, induced Samalia Isa Kudi to
deliver to you the sum of Four Million and Five Hundred Thousand Naira
(N4,500,000.00) under the pretence that you were contracted to
deliver 10,000 bags of maize to internally displaced persons and that his
profit is monthly and his capital will be pulled out at his will, which
you never did, instead you diverted the said sum to your personal use and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320 and punishable under
Section 322 of the Penal Code.”
He pleaded “not guilty” to all the charges, prompting
prosecution counsel, A.B. Kware to pray the court for a trial date while the
defence counsel, A.S. Amaleh informed the court of an existing bail application
for the defendant.
Justice Longden granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5
million and two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties must be a
district head in the defendant's community.
The judge remanded him in Jos Correctional Centre pending the
fulfillment of his bail conditions and adjourned the matter till March 19, 2024
for continuation of trial.
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