A High Court sitting in Sokoto State, have condemned a fraudster, Bashar Umar Abdullahi (a.k.a Abdu Abdullahi and Bashir Abdullahi) to one year in prison without choice of fine for taking the entirety of Fifteen Thousand Naira from his unfortunate casualty through a fake exchange at an ATM display.
The convict concentrated on defrauding clueless Automated Teller Machine, (ATM) clients who run into troublesome exchanges at ATM exhibitions.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office summoned the convict on September 23, 2019, on revised one-tally charge, verging on cheating and swindling a clueless unfortunate casualty to the tune of N15, 000.00 at ATM display.
The charge reads: “That you Bashar Umar Abdullahi (a.k.a Abdu Abdullahi and Bashir Abdullahi) on or about the 29th March 2019 at Sokoto State High Court, within the jurisdiction of the Sokoto State High Court with intend to defraud, did obtain the sum of 15,000,00 (Fifteen Thousand Naira) from one Abubakar Umar Lugga by fraudulently deceiving him and transferred the said sum from his First Bank Account to one Aminu Ahmed’s Bank Account with Eco Bank No:3050002223 using his ATM card when you offered to assist him to check his balance at First Bank Branch, Gusau Road Sokoto, and you thereby committed the offence of cheating, contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code Law and Punishable under Section 322 of the same Law.”
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