Court Registrar Lands In EFCC Net Over N3.8m Fraud

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is preparing to bring former registrar of Zamfara State Upper Sharia Court 1 Gusau, Abubakar Garba Dandare, before Justice Bello Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court in Gusau.

The anti-graft agency is accusing Dandare of charges related to the misappropriation of ₦3.8 million belonging to the late businessman, Alhaji Ladan Mada, and the forgery of the signature of his next of kin, Aminu Mada, on the Court Cash Deposit Register.

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In the case filed by the EFCC with court case number ZMJ/GS/13C/2024, Dandare is accused of diverting ₦3,837,634.46, a retention fee paid by Zamfara State Ministry of Finance for the family of late Alhaji Ladan Mada on December 4, 2012, during his tenure as the Registrar of Upper Sharia Court 1, Samara Gusau, Zamfara State.

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Also, Dandare is alleged to have forged the signature of Aminu Mada, the next of kin of late Alhaji Mada, on the Court Cash Deposit Register of the Upper Sharia Court 1, Samaru Gusau, Zamfara State, in an attempt to access the funds belonging to the deceased.

The EFCC states that Dandare’s actions constitute the offence of Criminal Breach of Trust as outlined in sections 311 and 312 of the Penal Code CAP 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963.

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