The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Ishaq and six other youths in Katsina and Kano for stealing over N15 million from the bank account of a complainant, who incidentally was a grandmother to one of the fraudsters - Almustapha Nasir.
Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, the state capital on Tuesday convicted and sentenced one Aminu Ishaq to three years imprisonment for retention of proceeds of crime being a fraudulent transaction from the bank account of a grandmother of one of his accomplice.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Ishaq and six other youths in Katsina and Kano for stealing over N15 million from the bank account of a complainant, who incidentally was a grandmother to one of the fraudsters - Almustapha Nasir.
The EFCC stated that Nasir had been convicted on the 6th of this month by the same court.
Ishaq and the rest of the defendants were arrested following a petition which alleged that Nasir stole the SIM card of his grandmother, shared it with his friends and together, they stole over N15 million through bank transfers and POS withdrawals.
The charge against the convict read “That you, Aminu Ishag sometime in 2021 at Kano within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did retain the possession of the sum of N350,000 (Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) which sum you knew formed part of a proceeds of criminal conduct and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 17 (a) & (b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004.”
The defendant (Ishag) pleaded guilty to the one count charge when it was read to him in the court.
Following his plea, the prosecution counsel, Salihu Sani, urged the court to convict him according to the law.
In his reaction, counsel to the defendant, Nuriyyah Musa, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing the defendant.
In his ruling, Justice Saminu convicted and sentenced the Ishag to three years imprisonment with option of N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine.
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