Banker Convicted for
Banker Convicted for Defrauding Jaiz Bank’s
Customer
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri
Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Imam Malik Kalle
before Justice Fadawu Umaru of the Borno State High Court, sitting
in Maiduguri on a one-count charge bordering on cheating to the
tune of N1,500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira).
Kalle, a former staff of Jaiz Bank Plc, Maiduguri branch was
alleged to have defrauded one Muhammad Sani Abubakar, by
fraudulently collecting the sum of N1,500,000 (One Million Five
Hundred Thousand Naira) for a purported Mudaraba Investment with
Jaiz Bank Plc.
Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Imama Malik, a former
staff of Jaiz Bank Plc, sometimes in November 2016, in Maiduguri,
Borno State, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with
intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N1,500,000 (One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only from one Muhammad Sani Abubakar,
a customer of Jaiz Bank, under the false pretence that the said
money will be used to service his interest in Mudaraba Investment,
which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 320(a) of the Borno State Penal Code
Laws cap, 102 and punishable under section 322 of the same
law.”
He pleaded “guilty” to the charge preferred against him.
Counsel for the prosecution, Halima Alhaji Shehu, prayed the
court to convict and sentence him as charged.
The Judge thereafter, adjourned the matter to March 18, 2019 for
sentence and ordered the convict to be remanded in prison.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
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Internet Fraudsters Jailed for Sharing
Pornography
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal
Office, on Thursday, March 7, 2019 secured the conviction of
Adegbola Kazeem Aina (a.k.a Marry Linson), Babarinde Jacob (a.k.a
Rhonda Luna), Sokoya Oluwaseyi and Mufutau Yusuf Akorede.
They were each convicted of one-court charge bordering on
impersonation and sending of pornographic and indecent
pictures.
The trio of Adegbola, Babarinde and Sokoya were tried by Hon.
Justice Watilat Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 2, Abeokuta, Ogun
State, who found them guilty of their individual offences,
convicted and sentenced them to prison.
But Mufutau’s conviction was pronounced by Hon. Justice S. M.
Abubakar of the Federal High Court 1, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The
judge held that the prosecution proved the case against him beyond
every reasonable doubt.
The first, second and third convicts were initially arraigned on
December 10, 2018, while the fourth convict was arraigned on
December 11, 2018. They, however, opted to plea guilty to the
charges preferred against them.
Justice Ibrahim convicted and sentenced Adegbola to five months
imprisonment with effect from the date of his arrest, and also
ordered that he shall restitute through the Federal Republic of
Nigeria to his victims, the sum of $1, 080 US Dollars, Phone and
Laptop being proceeds from his fraudulent acts.
Babarinde was convicted and sentenced to four months
imprisonment, also with effect from the date of his arrest, and
shall forfeit and restitute the sum of $250 US Dollars and his
iphone 7 to the Federal Government of Nigeria, being part of the
proceeds derived from his fraudulent acts.
Sokoya, however, bagged four months imprisonment starting from
the date of his arrest.
After declaring him guilty as charged, Justice Abubarka
consequently convicted and sentenced Mufutau to four months
imprisonment, ordering that he forfeit his phone and $140 US
Dollars to the Federal Government, being proceeds of his crime.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity