Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano
State High Court, Kano has sentenced two fraudsters, Emmanuel Akabueze Obiora
(alias Temple Nnaemeka ) and Aliru Ibrahim to 21 months imprisonment
respectively with an option of N500,000.00 (five hundred thousand naira)
fines.
Emmanuel Akabueze Obiora and
Aliru Ibrahim were arraigned on a 4-count criminal charge of conspiracy and
obtaining under false pretence preferred against them by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. One of the charge reads: ”that you Emmanuel
Akabueze (alias Temple Nnaemeka ) and Aliru Ibrahim on or about 13thOctober
2011, in Kano within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice of Kano
state with intention to defraud, obtained the sum of two hundred fifty thousand
naira (N250,000.00) from Adamu Abdullahi through Oceanic Bank Account number 0059164345of Temple Nnaemeka by false
pretence that the said money is for purchase of a purported solar electric ring
model 10A, which pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 321 and punishable under section 322 of the penal
code”.
They pleaded guilty to the all the
charges and were convicted accordingly.
The convicts were arrested following
a petition from the victim, Adamu Abdullahi alleging that the duo, at different
times, obtained various sum from him under the pretext that the money would be
used to purchase solar electric ring.
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