The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on April 19th , 2017 arraigned and secured the conviction of one Abdullahi Mohammed Maikano before Justice Umar M. Sadiq on a three count charge of criminal breach of trust and forgery.
The convict,
38 years old resident of Malam Madori town Jigawa State, fraudulently
collected the sum of N700, 000 (Seven Hundred Thousand Naira Only) from
one Ibrahim Umar for the purpose of securing a hajj seat for
his wife under the Jigawa State pilgrims board but instead, converted
the money to his personal use and in order to deceive the complainant,
issued the wife with a forged receipt from the pilgrims board.
After listening to the charge, the accused person pleaded guilty to all the three count charge.
In view of the plea of the accused person, prosecution counsel Idris I. Haruna asked the court to convict him as charged.
Justice Sadiq convicted Maikano as charged on the three count charge having pleaded guilty to each of the count.
However, counsel representing the convict, Abdulkarim Maude pleaded
with the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing the convict.
He told the court that the convict is a first time offender with no
criminal record. He is remorseful, a family man with four wives and
sixteen children under his responsibility.
He added that if the convict
is sent to prison, the future of his children would be ruined. He
finally urged the court to consider giving the convict option of fine
instead of prison term.
The convict was sentenced to fine N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira Only) or serve four years imprisonment on count one. On count two, the convict was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment or pay a fine of N70,000 (Seventy Thousand Naira Only) while on count 3 he is to serve 3 years imprisonment or pay a fine ofN30,000 (Thirty Thousand Naira Only). Sentences are to run concurrently.
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