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Anti-corruption agency gets conviction of two criminals who defrauded Aminu Dantata, ex-minister

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has secured the conviction of two criminals who defrauded elder statesman&comma; Alhaji Aminu Dantata and former minister&comma; Alhaji Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"71D1uGwZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The commission also recovered the N5m the convicts swindled the business mogul and N1m that of the former minister&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"LJ674viE" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking to journalists shortly after the court session&comma; the prosecution counsel Zahraddeen Hamisu Kofarmata said&comma; that the duo of Bukar Galadima and Sulyman Ahmed perfected a plan and carried out the action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Mr Bukar Galadima pretended to be former FCT Minister&comma; Mohammed Abba Gana who is ill and medical assistance from the business mogul&comma; Aminu Datata and requested for N5m&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Alhaji Dantata asked him to send his account details in which that of his wife was forwarded&comma; Sadiyya Abba&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"bEBA8Rsc" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Subsequently&comma; N5m was sent to the account by the businessman to support him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He said that the main culprit who resides in Kano&comma; later sent N500&comma;000 to his accomplice who stays in Abuja while he pocketed the balance of N5m&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He said that Aminu Dantata later called the former minister to inquire about his health situation only to discover that he was swindled&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">He subsequently reported the matter to Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission which began investigation upon receiving the complaints&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The duo were later arrested and arraigned before a magistrate court in Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The Chief Magistrate Court no 24 sitting at Gyadi Gyadi sentenced the two fraudsters to 4 years imprisonment each last week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The duo were arraigned for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy&comma; impersonation&comma; criminal breach of trust and cheating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">When the First Information Report &lpar;FIR&rpar; was read to them&comma; they both pleaded guilty to all 4 offences as such the prosecution counsel Barr&period; Zahraddeen Hamisu Kofarmata applied for a Summary trial under section 129 &lpar;8&rpar; of the ACJL 2019 they were tried and Convicted Accordingly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The court presided over by Umma Sani Kurawa sentenced them to 6 months imprisonment for the offences of criminal conspiracy or a fine of N30&comma;000 each&comma; 3 months imprisonment for impersonation or fine of N20&comma;000 each&comma; 1 year imprisonment for the offences of cheating or N30&comma;000 fine each and lastly 6 months imprisonment for the offences of criminal breach of trust or N20&comma;000 each&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Similarly&comma; they were also ordered to pay compensation of N 5&comma; 000&comma; 000 or in default to serve additional 2-year imprisonment upon application by prosecution counsel Zahraddeen Hamisu Kofarmata<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Meanwhile&comma; the two criminals also deployed the same tactics to defraud a former minister of state for housing&comma; Alhaji A&period;T&period; Gwarzo of N1m&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The commission said though there was no official complaint from the former minister&comma; but it was discovered in the course of investigation that the duo defrauded him in the same way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Presently&comma; the commission has recovered the defrauded sum from the convicts which will be returned to Aminu Dantata and Alhaji A&period;T&period; Gwarzo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">They were also ordered to sign a bond of good behaviour<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Independent post<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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