The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Nasiru Yahaya before
Justice Abdullahi Yusuf of the Katsina State High Court on a 9-count charge
that borders on criminal breach of trust and forgery.
The
accused person was entrusted with 3, 600 (Three Thousand Six Hundred) bags of
fertilizer worth N18, 000, 000 (Eighteen Million Naira) to be delivered to
Ministry of Agriculture, Adamawa State
from Funtua Local Government in Katsina State but fraudulently converted same
for personal benefit.
In
an attempt to cover the fraud, he allegedly presented fake waybills to the
complainant, Alhaji Ibrahim Dogo.
One
of the charges read, “that you Nasiru Yahaya on or about the 14th
March, 2011 at Funtua within the judicial division of the Katsina State High
Court being entrusted with certain property to wit, 1, 800 bags of fertilizer
worth the sum of N9, 000, 000 (Nine Million Naira Only) by Ibrahim Dogo, did
commit criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property and thereby
committed an offense punishable under section 311 of the Penal Code”.
The
accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The
case has been adjourned to April 15, 2014 for hearing of bail application and
commencement of trial.
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