EFCC Press Release
Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High
Court Kano today October 28, 2014 convicted and sentenced the duo of Mohammed Adam Mansur and Mohammed Auwal to twenty one years
imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to the 3-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money
by false pretence preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC.
The convicts were arraigned by the Commission
on July 9, 2013 for conspiracy and attempt to defraud one Alhaji Auwal
Ayagi under the pretext that they were agents to Visafone Communications
Limited, (Zoo Road, Kano outlet) and that their company wanted
to purchase land from the complainant at the cost of N30, 000,000. They
demanded 10 percent commission which they asked the complainant to pay
into their bank account.
Upon arraignment they pleaded not guilty
but, in the cause of trial, after the prosecution had called one
witness, the duo dramatically changed plea and owned up to their crime.
Consequently, the prosecuting counsel,
Idris Haruna urged the court to convict them accordingly.
Justice Riman consequently convicted the
accused persons and sentenced them to twenty one years imprisonment each without option of fine.
The sentence of the first convict who has been in prison custody since
arraignment for failure to meet his bail terms is to start from the date of
arraignment.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media &
Publicity
28th
October, 2014
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