EFCC Press Release
It
was the end of road for Aminu Haruna, Haruna Muhammed Lawal, Usman Abdullahi
and Awual Muhammed, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, as they were convicted and sentenced
to 10 years imprisonment each by Justice B.B Aliyu of the Federal High Court
sitting in Yola, Adamawa State.
The
convicts had earlier been arraigned on November 4, 2014 by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge bordering on
conspiracy, possession and dealing in counterfeits Naira notes.
One
of the counts read: “That you Usman Abdullahi, Awual Muhammed, Aminu Haruna and
Haruna Muhammed Lawal sometime in May 2014 behind Jimeta Modern Market, Jimeta
Town, Yola North Local Government of Adamawa State, did conspire among
yourselves to effect an unlawful purpose thereby committed an offence contrary
to Section 518 (6) and punishable under Section 518 (7) of the Criminal Code
Act, LFN 2004.”
The
accused were convicted on two counts each, and sentenced to five years
imprisonment for conspiracy and possession of counterfeit Naira notes.
The
sentence is to run concurrently.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
19th
May, 2015
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