Kano State High Court presided by Honourable Justice Dije Abdu
Aboki has convicted and sentenced one Aliyu Suleiman to 195 years
imprisonment.
The convict was arraigned by the EFCC on the
September 30, 2014, for allegedly stealing over N21, 000,000 (Twenty one
Million Naira only) from Albasu Microfinance Bank. Upon his
arraignment, the convict pleaded not guilty to all the count charge
brought against him by the EFCC. In her judgment on Wednesday,
November 2, 2016, Justice Aboki sentenced the convict to serve two years
on each of count one to forty four and fine of N300, 000 on each.
Where
the convict defaults the fine, he is to serve additional six months
imprisonment on each count.
From count 45 to 74, the convict was
sentenced to fine of N500, 000 or twelve months imprisonment on each
count while on count 75 to 105, he is to pay fine of N200, 000 or twelve
months imprisonment on each count with the exception of count 97 which
appeared to be duplication.
The sentences were to run
concurrently. The convict was also ordered to restitute the sum of N14,
815,000 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Naira
Only) to the Albasu Community or spend five more years in prison.
The
convict was a former staff of Oceanic Bank who was engaged and
entrusted by the Albasu Community to take charge of their Microfinance
Bank. While in charge, the convict violated that trust and siphoned over
N21, 000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) by forging signatures of the other
signatories to the funds.
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