EFCC,
Gombe Zonal Office, on December 20, 2018, secured the conviction of
Muhammed Haladu of Dengi, Kanam Local Government, Plateau State, on a
one-count charge bordering on cheating, contrary to Section 320 (a) of
the Penal Code. Haladu was brought before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the
Gombe State High Court, for posing as an EFCC operative, to defraud a
businessman, Ayuba Pyokdom of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) in
the guise that it will be used to help “bury” an investigation into a
petition against him. It however turned out to be false. When the charge
was read to him, he did not waste the time of the Court as he pleaded
“guilty”. Justice Jauro, thereafter, convicted and sentenced him to one
year in prison with an option of N20, 000 fine. In a related
development, the EFCC secured the conviction of Abubakar Umar and Nafiu
Ibrahim for offences bordering on conspiracy and cheating. Umar and
Ibrahim were arraigned before Justice Jauro on a two-count charge. They
allegedly defrauded Hadiza Bajoga and Rakiya Yakubu of about N4
million. The EFCC had received a petition from his victims.
Subsequently, an investigation was launched into the alleged crime,
which led to their arrest in Kano State. One of the counts reads: “That
you Abubakar Ahmed Umar and Nafiu Ibrahim sometime in December 2017 or
thereabout at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, did fraudulently induce one Hadiza Yakubu to deliver
to you monies totalling the sum of N4,000,000 (Four Million Naira Only)
on WhatsApp group chat, under the name "Success Oil & Gas" and that
the said sum was to be used for investing in Oil and Gas business which
you knew same to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 320 and Punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code
Law”. They pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.
Based on their pleas, prosecuting counsel, Zarami Muhammad, asked the
court to convict them accordinglyMan posing as EFCC operative, two others bag five-year jail term
EFCC,
Gombe Zonal Office, on December 20, 2018, secured the conviction of
Muhammed Haladu of Dengi, Kanam Local Government, Plateau State, on a
one-count charge bordering on cheating, contrary to Section 320 (a) of
the Penal Code. Haladu was brought before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the
Gombe State High Court, for posing as an EFCC operative, to defraud a
businessman, Ayuba Pyokdom of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) in
the guise that it will be used to help “bury” an investigation into a
petition against him. It however turned out to be false. When the charge
was read to him, he did not waste the time of the Court as he pleaded
“guilty”. Justice Jauro, thereafter, convicted and sentenced him to one
year in prison with an option of N20, 000 fine. In a related
development, the EFCC secured the conviction of Abubakar Umar and Nafiu
Ibrahim for offences bordering on conspiracy and cheating. Umar and
Ibrahim were arraigned before Justice Jauro on a two-count charge. They
allegedly defrauded Hadiza Bajoga and Rakiya Yakubu of about N4
million. The EFCC had received a petition from his victims.
Subsequently, an investigation was launched into the alleged crime,
which led to their arrest in Kano State. One of the counts reads: “That
you Abubakar Ahmed Umar and Nafiu Ibrahim sometime in December 2017 or
thereabout at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, did fraudulently induce one Hadiza Yakubu to deliver
to you monies totalling the sum of N4,000,000 (Four Million Naira Only)
on WhatsApp group chat, under the name "Success Oil & Gas" and that
the said sum was to be used for investing in Oil and Gas business which
you knew same to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 320 and Punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code
Law”. They pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to them.
Based on their pleas, prosecuting counsel, Zarami Muhammad, asked the
court to convict them accordingly
