The convict
was prosecuted on a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust and
misappropriation of funds.
Justice
Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on Thursday, August 27, 2020,
convicted and sentenced one Salisu Alhassan, bureau de change (BDC) operator to
four years imprisonment for fraud.
One of the
charges read, ”That you, Salisu Alhassan, being the director of Tankarawa
Bureau De Change Limited, sometime in 2018 or thereabout at Kano State, within
the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did dishonestly convert to your
personal use the sum of N7,140.000 (Seven Million, One Hundred and Forty
Thousand Naira), property belonging to one Bala Ahmad Hamisu and that the said
sum will be used in investing in forex (foreign exchange) businesses which
representation you knew same to be false and thereby committed a criminal
breach of trust, an offence contrary to Section 311(a) and punishable under
Section 312 of Penal Code Law.”
Alhassan
pleaded guilty to the charges, upon which prosecution counsel, Zarami Muhammad,
reviewed the facts of the case and urged the court to convict him as charged.
The defence
counsel Chief I.C Ekpunobi, however, pleaded with the court to temper justice
with mercy.
Justice
Saminu convicted and sentenced the defendant to two years imprisonment on each
count with N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) option of fine on
each of the counts.
Besides the
prison term, the convict is also to restitute the sum of N5,350,000 (Five
Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) to his victim, failure of which
he shall serve additional two years prison term.
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