The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Isiyaku Dahiru before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court, on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation.
A petition dated March 26, 2018, by one A. Dauda and Co. on behalf of Abdulganiyu Jimoh, had alleged that sometimes in June 2015, Isiyaku took Jimoh to one House No. H1 Investment Quarters, Tumfure, Gombe claiming to be an agent of one Alhaji Jalo Daudu who owned the house.
Thereafter, Jimoh agreed to buy the property for N3.5 million and paid an initial deposit of N2 million.
However, he later discovered that Isiyaku was not an agent of the said property as claimed, and never had any such authority to sell it on behalf of Daudu.
Upon conclusion of the investigation by the EFCC into the allegation, Isiyaku was charged to court on a one-count charge.
He, however, pleaded “guilty” to the charge.
Justice Jauro, afterwards, convicted and sentenced him to one-year imprisonment, with an option of N70, 000 as fine.
It was gathered that the convict has already restituted the sum of N2 million to the nominal complainant.