EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) today October 15, 2014 arraigned one Husein Tahir and his
company Kamisa Nigeria Limited before Justice Farouq Lawal of the Kano State
High Court on a 6-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and
issuance of dud cheque.
The accused allegedly received the sum of
N22, 650,000 from the petitioner, for the execution of a contract with the
Nigerian Customs Service but after the contract was concluded and money paid, he
fraudulently converted the money to his use. The accused person later issued
the complainant five diamond bank cheques to the tune of N32, 650,000. The
cheques were returned unpaid on presentation due to sufficient funds in the
account.
One of the charge reads, “that
you Husein Tahir and Kamisa Nigeria Limited sometime in 2009 at Kano within the
jurisdiction of the High Court of Kano State, while being entrusted with the
sum of N22, 650,000 (Twenty Two Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira
Only) by HDF and Sons Nigeria Limited, dishonestly converted the said sum to
your personal use thereby committed an offence contrary to section 308 of the
Penal Code and punishable under section 309 of the same Code”.
The accused person pleaded
not guilty when the charges were read to him.
Justice Lawal granted the
accused bail in the sum N1, 000,000 (One Million Naira only) and one surety in
like sum. The surety must be a public servant of not less than grade level 14
with a landed property within the jurisdiction. Also the accused shall deposit
his international passport to the court.
The case was adjourned to
November 19, 2014 for commencement of trial.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
15th October,
2014
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