The High Court of Kano State has sentenced Jamilu Yunusa to 15 years’ imprisonment for defrauding his victims of N1,520,000. stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, on Tuesday.
The statement said the judge, Hadiza Suleiman, found Mr Yunusa guilty as charged and convicted him on all the seven counts preferred against him in 2016.“The judge sentenced the convict to fifteen years’ imprisonment, starting from the date of his arraignment in court,” the statement stated. “The convict was also ordered to restitute the victims of all the sums in the charge or serve additional two years in imprisonment,” it added.
The punishment appears disproportionate when compared to the 10 years’ imprisonment approved by the Supreme Court for aThe apex court similarly approved 12 years jail term for former Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State for misappropriating N1.6billion belonging to the state.The statement said Mr Yinusa was arraigned by the EFCC in December 2016 on charges of conniving with two others to defraud the complainants of the sum of money.
The commission said the convict perpetrated the fraud in connivance with Inuwa Abdu and Habibu Inuwa who are said to still at large, by claiming that he had a contract to supply pipes to Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company.
Meanwhile Maina never get jail term o.
And those stealing billions re there enjoying✅