Judiciary
Businessman docked for allegedly defrauding partner of N640,000
The Police on Friday arraigned a businessman, Mustapha Yunusa, in a Masaka Chief Magistrates’ Court, Nasarawa, for allegedly defrauding his business partner of N640,000.
The defendant, a resident of Masaka, Nasarawa State, is facing trial for criminal breach of trust and cheating.
He, however, denied commiting the offence.
The prosecutor, Asp. Seem Frank, told the court that the complainant, Ibrahim Yakubu of KP Market Nasarawa, reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Masaka on Dec. 18.
According to him, the complainant alleged that sometime in Dec. 2020, entrusted the sum of N640,000 to the defendant to assist him purchase animal feed.
He added that the defendant, instead of purchasing the animal feed, rather converted the money to his own personal use and all efforts to recover the money from him proved abortive.
He said the offence contravened the Penal Code.
The judge, Yakubu Dangana, however, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N100,000 and a reliable surety in like sum and adjourned the case until Jan. 7.
Judiciary
Orders from above’: Katsina Hisbah detains journalist seeking interview
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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.