Judiciary
Dore editing: Businessman docked for allegedly swindling client of N3m
A Businessman , Gabriel Sani was on Tuesday docked in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja for allegedly swindling client on the sum of N3 million.
The police charged the defendant, 49, of Kurudu Area of the FCT, Abuja with Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating.
The Prosecution Counsel, Olanrewaju Osho told the court that sometimes in Dec.29, 2022, the complainant said he paid the sum of N3 million to the defendant for procurement of diesel which was to be supplied.
Osho said that when the complainant demanded for the job order, the defendant did not give it to him as promised instead he converted the sum of N3 million to his personal use.
The prosecutor said during police investigation, the defendant confessed to the offence.
He said the matter was reported Asokoro Police Station by Musa Yahaya of No 42, Mamman Nasir Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 312 and 322 of the penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Judge, Umar Mayana granted the defendant bail of N200,000 with two sureties with valid I.D cards, statements of accounts and must live within court jurisdiction.
The Judge ordered that the sureties’ addresses must be verified by the court officer and the police officer.
Mayana said a deposit the sum of N500, 000 must be made to the court as security bail for the defendant.
Mayana therefore adjourned the case until Feb. 10 for ruling.
Judiciary
Orders from above’: Katsina Hisbah detains journalist seeking interview
A journalist with Trust TV, Jamil Mabai, has narrated how he was detained by the Katsina State Hisbah Corps while at the corps’ office on official duty.
The journalist explained that he had gone to the Hisbah headquarters for a follow-up interview with the corps’ Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Akilu, over an incident involving their officers.
Mabai, who narrated his experience on his X handle, said he had wanted to interview the corps’ PRO over a resident, Mallam Gambo, who was shot dead by an officer of the Community Watch Corps.
According to him, while Hisbah officials were trying to shut down a wedding with a DJ, the shots that killed the resident were fired by an operative of the Community Watch Corps tasked with defending communities against bandits attacks
Judiciary
Court remands man for allegedly stealing cold room compressor
A Sharia Court in Kano State on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Ahmed Abdulkadir who pleaded guilty to stealing a cold room compressor unit worth N60,000 be remanded in a correction centre.
The police charged Abdulkadir, who lives in Fagge Quarters, Kano, with theft.
The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubaka, adjourned the matter until July 25 for summary trial.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Wada told the court that the complainant, Nura Muhammed who also resides in Fagge Quarters, reported the matter at the Fagge Police Station, Kano, on July 6.
Wada alleged that the defendant, entered into the complainant’s shop and stole the compressor unit.
The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
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