Chizoba Ogbeche
The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of one Mustapha Kyari before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on one count charge which bordered on dishonesty and stealing .
A press statement by EFCC Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, Friday in Abuja, said the defendant allegedly misappropriated the sum of N900,000 given to him by one Mohammad Alhaji Modu, to buy a house for a widow, Yakura Zara, and her three children.
He said the offence was contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Act Cap. 102 Laws of the Borno State of Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same law.
The spokesperson said the convict pleaded guilty to the one count charge when it was read to him and based on his plea, the Prosecution Counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed, sought leave of the court to review the facts of the case.
The statements of the convict and the petition against him were tendered and admitted in evidence.
Justice Fadawu, after listening to the review of the case, pronounced the defendant guilty of the offence levelled against him by the EFCC and convicted him accordingly.
He, however, adjourned the matter till January 11, 2021 for sentencing.
