The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today secured the conviction of Umar Yusuf, and Ibrahim Ahmed Bebeji, former Chief Clerical Officers in the Account and Internal Audit Department respectively at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano State.
The duo was convicted for conniving to misappropriate
the sum of N3, 180,853 (Three Million, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand,
Eight Hundred and Fifty Three Naira Only) belonging to National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, Kano State.
The convicts perpetrated the fraud through the manipulation of receipt paid by patients.
Upon their arraignment on 29th July , 2015 they pleaded not guilty and
in order to prove the case against the convicts, counsel for the
prosecution, Musa Isah called a total of four witnesses and tendered
several exhibits.
In her judgment today, Justice Aboki held that the
prosecution established the ingredients of the offence of Conspiracy in
count one and she accordingly convicted them as charged.
Also on counts
two and three, the trial judge found the first accused person guilty as
charged and convicted him accordingly. The second convict was
discharged and acquitted on count two and three.
Before passing the sentence, counsel representing the convicts pleaded for mercy .
Consequently, the first convict was sentenced to four months
imprisonment and a fine of N50,000 (Fifty
Thousand Naira Only) on each
of count one and three. On count two the first convict was sentenced to
twelve months imprisonment and fine of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand
Naira Only).
The first convict was also ordered to restitute the sum of
N639,428 (Six Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand , Four Hundred and
Twenty Eight Naira) to the National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala.
However, the second convict was sentenced to six months Imprisonment and a fine of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only) on count one.
All sentences are to run concurrently.
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