Man, 28, docked for allegedly defrauding employer N781,949

A 28-year-old man, Abubakar Auwal, on Thursday, appeared before a Kano Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his employer of N781,949.

The defendant, of Badawa Quarters, Kano, is standing trial on a two-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust and cheating, contrary to Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

The Magistrate, Farouk Ibrahim-Umar, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N300,000, with two reliable sureties in like sum.

Ibrahim-Umar adjourned the matter till Aug. 9 for further mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Aminu Dandago, had informed the court that one Muhammad Adamu, of Fagge Quarters, Kano, reported the matter at Badawa Police Division, Kano on June 24.

He said that sometime in 2021, the complainant entrusted the defendant with the sum of N1.8 million and opened a POS business at Badawa Quarters, Kano.

“In the process, the defendant converted the sum of N781,949 out of N1.8 million to his own personal use,” Dandago said.

Adamu, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.