The accountant of Ringim Emirate Council of Jigawa State, Mansur Mahmoud, was yesterday October 9, 2019 arraigned before Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin Kudu of Jigawa State High Court sitting in Hadejia on one count charge bordering on cheating.
He allegedly obtained a sum of Twelve Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira (N12, 430,000.00) from the petitioner ostensibly as loan for the payment of the Emirate staff salary and running costs but refused to refund the money after the Emirate had received its allocation.
The charge reads ” That you Mansur Mahmoud sometime in 2017 or there about, at Unity Bank Dutse Branch, Jigawa State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did dishonestly induce one Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq to deliver to you the sum of Twelve Million Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira Only (N12,430,000) for the purpose of payment of salary of Ringim Emirate Council Staff which you knew same to be false and thereby committed cheating, an offence contrary to section 320 and punishable under section 322 of the Penal Code Law CAP P3 Laws of Jigawa State 2012 (as amended)”.
The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Zarami Muhammad asked the court for a date for the commencement of trial and remand the defendant in prison custody.
Justice Birnin Kudu however granted the defendant bail in the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00) with two sureties in like sum Both the defendant and his sureties are to deposit their international passports with the court.
The case was adjourned to October 23, 2019 for trial.
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