Federal High Court In Kano Sentences Two Defrauders To 50 and 60 Years Each
Emmanuel Moyi a.k.a Abba Musa Bello and
Victor Ali Ishaya were on Thursday November
24, 2016 convicted and sentenced to sixty years
and fifty years imprisonment respectively on six
count charges of offences bordering on
conspiracy and obtaining money under false
pretences by Justice J. K. Omotosho of Federal
High Court Kano.
The prosecution of the two convicts started
when EFCC received a petition from some of
their victims alleging that the convicts obtained
several sums of money from them under the
guise that they were going to give them
employment and job contracts.
The convicts succeeded in their fraudulent
activity through phone calls with different GSM
numbers and phony names.
By the time victims had parted with huge sums
of money through different bank accounts
supplied by the convicts, they realised they had
being duped.
Investigations by the EFCC confirmed that those
accounts were specifically opened by the
convicts in order to perperate their fraudulent
activities.
The convicts were arraigned on 16th may, 2016
by the EFCC. Upon arraignment, they pleaded
guilty to all the charges read against them.
In view of their plea, Justice Omotosho, invited
the prosecution to produce their witnesses. But
the prosecution counsel N.K. Ukoha only
produced one witness and urged the court to
convict the defendants accordingly.
The matter was then adjourned to yesterday
where Justice Omotosho convicted and
sentenced Emmanuel Moyi to ten years
imprisonment with option of a N100,000 (One
Hundred Thousand Naira Only) fine, on each of
the six counts while the second convict was
sentenced to ten years imprisonment with option
of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only)
fine on each of count two to six.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
Victor Ali Ishaya were on Thursday November
24, 2016 convicted and sentenced to sixty years
and fifty years imprisonment respectively on six
count charges of offences bordering on
conspiracy and obtaining money under false
pretences by Justice J. K. Omotosho of Federal
High Court Kano.
The prosecution of the two convicts started
when EFCC received a petition from some of
their victims alleging that the convicts obtained
several sums of money from them under the
guise that they were going to give them
employment and job contracts.
The convicts succeeded in their fraudulent
activity through phone calls with different GSM
numbers and phony names.
By the time victims had parted with huge sums
of money through different bank accounts
supplied by the convicts, they realised they had
being duped.
Investigations by the EFCC confirmed that those
accounts were specifically opened by the
convicts in order to perperate their fraudulent
activities.
The convicts were arraigned on 16th may, 2016
by the EFCC. Upon arraignment, they pleaded
guilty to all the charges read against them.
In view of their plea, Justice Omotosho, invited
the prosecution to produce their witnesses. But
the prosecution counsel N.K. Ukoha only
produced one witness and urged the court to
convict the defendants accordingly.
The matter was then adjourned to yesterday
where Justice Omotosho convicted and
sentenced Emmanuel Moyi to ten years
imprisonment with option of a N100,000 (One
Hundred Thousand Naira Only) fine, on each of
the six counts while the second convict was
sentenced to ten years imprisonment with option
of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira Only)
fine on each of count two to six.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
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