The Economic and Financial Crimes, #EFCC, Maiduguri zonal office, has arraigned one Hurso Abba Amma, a lawyer, before Justice Fadawu Umar of the Borno State High court, sitting in Maiduguri on two separate charges.
Amma is alleged to have fraudulently induced one Alhaji
Ahmed Kois Abdulkarim to deliver to him the sum of N7 million, under the
false pretence that he was selling two plots of land to him as the
beneficiary owner.
The charge reads: “That you, Hurso Abba Amma,
on or about the 2nd day of November, 2015 at Maiduguri Borno State
within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to
defraud, induced one Alhaji Ahmed kois Abdulkarim to deliver to you the
sum of N7,000,000 (Seven Million Naira) in payment of consideration for
the sale of 2Nos. of plots of land lying and situated at Nos. 9&10
Dejere Area, Adjacent to Gidan Dambe, Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State
under the false pretence that you are the Bona fide owner consequent to
which you where selling same to him, which fact you knew to be false and
thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under sections
1(1)(b) and 1(3) of the Advance fee Fraud and other Fraud Related
Offences Act, 2006 respective.”
On the other charge, Amma is
alleged to have induced Muhammad Nur to deliver to him the sum of N3
million under the false pretence that he was authorized to sell a house.
The
charge reads: “That you, Hurso Abba Amma, between September and
November 2016, at Maiduguri, Borno State within the Jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, induced one Muhammad Nur to
deliver to you the sum of N3,000,000 (Three Million Naira) in payment
consideration for purported sale of a house situated at behind Umar
Shehu Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State under the false pretence that you
were authorized to sell same for and on behalf of the real owner, which
fact you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to
and punishable under sections 1(1)(b) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud
and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 respectively.”
Source:- NGG
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