EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 27, 2015 arraigned Sa’idu Gado before
Justice Kabiru Auta of the Kano State High Court, on a three-count charge
bordering on criminal conversion of land, obtaining by false pretence and
forgery.
The
victim of his nefarious act, Mustapha Musa had petitioned the EFCC alleging
that Gado sold a plot of land to him in Darmanawa, Tarauni Local Government Area
of the state at the cost of N6million, with claim that the title documents were
certified by the Kano State Emirate Council.
In
lieu of the full cash payment, Musa gave Gado plots of land valued at N5,500,000 and cash
sum of N500,000.
Musa
later discovered that he had been duped, as the land was already being
developed by someone else. “When I approached the person, he claimed that he is
the rightful owner of the land and showed me a letter of grant from Kano State
Ministry of Lands,” he said.
Upon
verification, it was discovered that the land title document
given to Musa by the suspect, was non-existent.
Though
the accused later offered Musa seven plots of land in various locations in the
state, all turned out to be non-existent as the title documents he presented
were forged.
When
the charges were read to the accused person he pleaded not guilty.
Prosecution
counsel, Musa Isah, thus urged the court to fix a date for trial in view of the
accused person’s plea.
Justice
Auta adjourned the case till May 21, 2015 for trial and ordered the accused
person to be remanded in prison custody.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media
& Publicity
28th
April, 2015
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