POS Operator Goes To Jail For Committing Fraud In Maiduguri

JUSTICE Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State high has sentenced one Yusuf Abubakar, to six months imprisonment for stealing N600,000

Abubakar, was found guilty on the two count charge preferred against him by the Maiduguri Zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Thursday, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment.

EFCC, Media and Publicity Director, Wilson Uwujaren, said the convict who is a POS operator, fraudulently transferred N600,000 from the account of one Isa Jibrin on the pretext of carrying out a ‘mobile banking’ transaction, without his consent.

The convict transferred the said sum into an account named ‘Ummate’ and directed one Yahaya Hassan to withdraw it on his behalf.

Mr Abubakar pleaded ‘guilty’ when the charges were read to him.

Kayode Shopekan

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