Justice Rabi T. Umar of the Bauchi State
High Court will today, November 9, 2016,
decide on the bail application of Nasiru
Inuwa Illelah, Muhammad Adamu Gana and
Adamu Yunus who were arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, for fraudulent conversation of the sum
of N6,000,000 (Six Million Naira) only and
issuance of a dud cheques.
Ordeal of the trio started on April 18, 2016,
when a case of obtaining money by false
pretence and issuance of dud cheques was
reported to the Commission by one Alhaji
Garba Maigana against the above accused
who are the Chairman, Secretary and
Treasurer respectively of the Hospital
Management Board of the Amalgamated
Union of Public Corporations, Civil Services
Technical and Recreation Services Employees
and its leadership.
The petitioner alleged that sometimes in
January, 2016, the trio lured him by
requesting for the supply of a truck of a
50kg Labane rice to the union in Bauchi
State.
In his own part, the complainant reported
that he delivered to them a trailer load of
rice (600 bags) valued at N6, 000,000.00
under the false pretence that Local
Government staff were to be the
beneficiaries. He was also made to believe
that payment would be effected through
direct deduction and be affected in two
monthly installments against January and
February, 2016 salaries.
In soliciting his trust, he was issued with two
post-dated Sterling Bank cheques numbers
13894740 of 5th February, 2016 and
13894740 of 5th March, 2016 which were
separately lodged and returned dishonored
for insufficiency of fund. All efforts to get
them pay back the money yielded no fruits
as they were eventually found out to have
diverted the goods elsewhere for their
personal benefit.
The investigation carried out by the
Commission, a prima facie case was made
against the defendants, that investigation
linked the defendants with the offences with
which they were charged.
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