Judiciary
Man, 40, in court over alleged N10m fraud
A 40-year-old man Usman A. Usman was arraigned on Tuesday, at a Kaduna High Court, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N10 million under false pretence.
Usman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and fraud.
The EFCC, Prosecuting counsel, E. K. Garba, told the court that sometimes in July 2022 the defendant under false pretence and with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N10 million from one Saleh Yusuf through the medium of a contract to supply tricycles.
The prosecutor stated that after collecting the money, the defendant refused to supply the tricycles or the return the money.
Garba added that the defendant ran to an unknown destination and all efforts made by the complainant to get his money back proved abortive.
He said the defendant committed an offence contrary to section 1 (1) (a) & (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act 2006.
Consequently, upon the reading of the charge and the defendant’s not guilty plea, the prosecutor asked the court to remand the defendant pending the trial and determination of charge.
However, counsel to the defendant, Auwal Sarki, told the court that he had a bail application filed on behalf of the defendant and same had been served on the prosecution.
He urged the court to allow him to move the application.
The judge, Justice Dairus Khobo after listening to the application granted the defendant bail in the sum of N3million with two sureties in like sum.
Khobo ordered that each surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must in addition, own a landed property.
He further held that the sureties must be gainfully employed and must show evidence of two years tax payment to the Kaduna State Government.
The judge adjourned the case until March 16 for hearing.
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.
Judiciary
Man,26,docked for alleged theft of armoured cables worth N3.7m
Judiciary
Jigawa High Court judges begin annual vacation
Jigawa State Chief Judge, Justice Umar M. Sadiq has approved July 10 for the commencement of annual vacation for the State High Court.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director, Publicity and Protocol Matters, Jigawa State Judiciary, issued to newmen.
The statement said the High Court Judicial staff would resume work on Monday, September 11, 2023.
He said the vacation is under the Provision of Order 45 Rule 5(1) of the Jigawa State High Court Civil Procedure Rules (Subsidiary Legislation) Cap. H-2, laws of Jigawa, 2012.
“Given the above, by the Provision of Jigawa State High Court 2022/2023 Legal Calendar, all High Court Judges shall be on vacation from Monday, 10th July, 2023, to Friday, 8th September, 2023 and resume work on Monday, 11th September, 2023,” he said.
He said that during the vacation period, Justice Mustapha Bello Adamu of High Court No 9 Hadejia would serve as the Vacation Judge and sit at High Court Complex, Dutse.
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