The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today October 9, 2014 arraigned one Hassan Khalid along side his company, Himma Travel and Tours Limited before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano High Court on one count charge for issuance of dud cheque valued at N 9,514,000.00(Nine Million Five Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Naira) only in favour of Universal Isma Umra Travels and Tour Limited.
The count reads “that you Hassan Khalid and Himma Travel and Tours on or about January 2012 at Kano within the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Kano State did issue a Zenith Bank Plc cheque No. 61601644 of Himma Travel and Tours dated 27th January, 2012 in the sum of 9,514,000.000 (Nine Million Five Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Naira only) in favour of Universal Isma Umra Travels which when presented to Zenith bank Plc within three months after the date on the cheque was dishonoured on the ground of insufficient funds standing to credit in the account upon which it was drawn and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) and punishable under Section 1 (1) (b) (i) (ii) of Dishonoured Cheque (offences) Act.
The accused pleaded not guilty and was remanded in EFCC custody pending consideration of the bail application.
The case was adjourned to October 13, 2014.
…. Court Jails Two for Fraud
Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on Thursday, October 9, 2014, convicted and sentenced the duo of Sunday John Ntephe and Olomosu Kola to one year imprisonment each for conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
The two convicts were arraigned on September 30, 2014 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 2-count charge that bordered on advance fee fraud and obtaining money under false pretence. The convicts allegedly obtained the sum of N125,000 from one Adetiba Oluwafemi in a money making scam popularly called wash wash.
While taking their pleas, they pleaded guilty on all charges preferred against them.
Justice Jose subsequently sentenced them to one year imprisonment each. He ordered the first and second defendants to pay the sum of N80, 000 (Eighty Thousand Naira) and N40, 000 (Forty Thousand Naira) respectively, to the victim as restitution. The sentences are to run concurrently.
One of the counts reads: “Sunday John Ntephe between October and November 2013 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N125, 000,000 (One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Naira) under false pretence from one Adetiba Oluwafemi that you are capable of producing currency by washing and dipping in a chemical substance which pretence you knew was false”.
