Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna and presided over by Justice Darius Khobo, on Friday convicted one Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi.
The convict was arraigned on 26th September, 2018 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna zonal office, on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N3.3 million.
The convict was said to have defrauded one Chigbo Nwafor, owner of Nwafor & Sons Nigeria Limited of the said sum under the guise of helping the victim purchase some bags of salt, to which he defaulted after collecting the money.
The defendant had pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him.
In the course of the trial, the EFCC presented five witnesses and tendered various exhibits.
Consequently, the court found him guilty of the offence of criminal breach of trust.
Justice Khobo sentenced Abdullahi to four years imprisonment with an option of N100,000 fine.
In addition, the judge ordered the convict to pay the victim the sum of N3,308,500 as restitution through EFCC or risk six month jail.
In a similar vein, Justice Mohammed Tukur of the State High Court sitting in Kaduna on Friday, convicted and sentenced one Alyu Shuaibu Mohammed also known as Bala Mohammed Adamu, over offences bordering on impersonation, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.
Aliyu was prosecuted on one count by the EFCC
The convict was fraudulently parading as a barrister and in that capacity defrauding unsuspecting victims under the pretext of rendering legal services to them.
The offence contravenes Section 142(1), 345 and 349 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State, 2017 and punishable under Section 142(1), 345 and 349 of the same Law.
After diligent prosecution of the case, Justice Tukur found the defendant guilty and convicted him to pay a fine of N150,000.
In a related development, Justice Mohammed Tukur also convicted and sentenced one Godwin Endurance Edeniyere to six months imprisonment without an option of fine.
The convict was said to have cloned Facebook accounts of prominent citizens and swindled them of various sums of money.
He was charged on one count of cheating by impersonation contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017.