Latest information: Employment scam: Man jailed for six months by court for defrauding $1.6m
Employment scam: Man jailed for six months by court for defrauding $1.6m
Kano State High Court Judge Suleiman Baba Na-Malam sentenced Salihu Zakari to one count of forgery on Thursday, July 13, 2023 months in prison.
The criminal was arraigned along with Addo Moussa for allegedly conniving and defrauding innocent victims under the guise of Kano State High School Board employment.
“You, Addo Musa and Salihu Zachary, between March 2022 and June 2022 in Kano, within the jurisdiction of this Tribunal, with intent to A document from Kano State High School Administration You have received from Bello Abdul Hamid the amount of N1,650,000,00 (1.65 million naira) Board of Directors (K.S.S.M.B) of Mr. Abubakar, Sunusi Adamu, Kabir Musa Abdullahi, Ibrahim Ahmad Abdullahi, Abdullahi Muhammad Warba, Yahaya Said Hayatu and others for falsely claiming that the sum was used to secure Makoda’s attendance at a government secondary school, guilty of Section 366 of the Penal Code , a punishable crime.”
Zachary pleaded guilty to the charges.
In light of his guilty plea, prosecution lawyer Aisha Tahar Habib asked the court to convict him accordingly. Meanwhile, Habib called for the trial of Addo Musa, who pleaded “not guilty”.
Judge Namaram therefore sentenced Zachary to six months’ imprisonment with an option to fine N100,000 (one hundred thousand naira).
In Musa’s case, the court remanded him to Kano Correctional Facility until his trial begins on October 4, 2023
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