Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos
One Habiba Abubakar, was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in prison by Justice J.K. Daggard of the Federal High Court in Kano, on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence.
Abubakar was arraigned by the Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a complaint that she sold a plot of land to the complainant with fake documents.
According to the complainant, the convict, in November 2016, sold a plot of land located at Rijiyar Zaki, Kano.
She claimed that she put the land for sale in order to raise funds to cater to the needs of her seven children who had lost their father.
The complainant further alleged that they subsequently agreed on the sum of N2.2 million and that he gave her some cars valued at the said price and took possession of the land.
Subsequently, one Balarabe suddenly appeared and claimed ownership of the said property.
It was later discovered that the title documents given to the petitioner were fake.
Upon arraignment, the convict pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge.
In the course of the trial, prosecution counsel, Musa Isa, called four witnesses and tendered several documents that were admitted in evidence.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Daggard agreed that the prosecution has proved the case against the convict beyond reasonable doubt and convicted her.
The judge subsequently sentenced her to seven years imprisonment on each of the two counts. The sentences are to run concurrently.
The convict was also ordered to forfeit the sum of N2.9 million to the victim.
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