NAN-H-43
Fraud
Abuja, Dec. 22, 2016 (NAN) The Police on Thursday arraigned Danladi Sahabo, 43-year-old businessman, before a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding a man of N1 million.
Sahabo, of Jabi, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count-charge of criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The Prosecutor, Haruna Musa, told the court that one Ahmed Fika of Maitama, Abuja, reported the matter at Maitama Police station, on Dec. 12.
He said that sometimes in September the Sahabo collected N1 million from the complainant and promised to secure N6 million contract for him (complainant) at the National Judicial Institute (NJI).
He said that Sahabo told the complainant that his (Sahabo’s) cousin was in charge of awarding contract for printing some seminar bags at the NJI.
The prosecutor said that after waiting for month, the complainant discovered that the contract had been awarded to another person.
He said that when the complainant asked the defendant to refund his N1 million, the defendant issued him a postdated cheque to be cash in two weeks.
Musa said that after the two weeks, the complainant presented the cheque at the bank and it bounced.
He said that during investigation, the police discovered that the defendant was fond of cheating people in such ways.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code Law.
The defendant however, pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him.
The Senior Magistrate, Teribo Jim, granted him N500, 000 bail with a surety in like sum.
Jim said that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case till Jan. 26, for hearing. (NAN)
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