EFCC
PRESS RELEASE
Justice
Zanab B. Abubakar of Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday, February
17, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Ashiru Afiz Adisa to twelve months
imprisonment on one count amended charge of retention of proceeds of crime brought
against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The
Count reads:
“That
you, Ashiru Afiz Adisa a.k.a Rufus Michael sometimes in November, 2014 within
the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Kano knowingly retained the sum of
two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000.00) in your United Bank for Africa Plc
Account with account number 2073629391 being proceeds of an illegal act on
behalf of Omole Kayode being the sum obtained under false pretences from one
Pastor Kabiru Maidawa Sani and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 17(a) of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (Establishment) Act
2004 and punishable under Section 17(b) of the same Act.”
When
the charge was read to the accused person, he pleaded guilty.
In
view of his admittance of guilt, counsel to EFCC, Musa Isah stated the facts of
the case and urged the court to convict him accordingly.
Justice
Abubakar convicted and sentenced the accused person to twelve months
imprisonment without option of fine, commencing from the day he was arrested.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
18th
February, 2016.
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