The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, October 20, 2014
arraigned one Abubakar Abdullahi before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano
State High Court on one count charge of criminal breach of trust.
The
accused, who is the manager of Maisabulu Bureau de Change, Kano, had
sometime in April, 2013 upon the instruction of his employer, Alhaji
Kabiru Maisabulu, the managing director of Maisabulu Bureau de Change
purchased the sum of 50,000 United States dollars from the Central Bank
of Nigeria on behalf of one Bello Sani Yakassai of Misau Bureau de
Change but, converted the said sum for his personal use.
The
count reads: " That you Abubakar Abdullahi being the manager of
Maisabulu Bureau de Change sometime in April 2013 in Kano within the
judicial division of the High Court of Justice of Kano being entrusted
with certain property to wit: the sum of $50,000.00 equivalent to the
sum of N7,780,000.00 given to you by Ahaji Kabiru Maisabulu for onward
transmission to Bello Sani Yakassai committed criminal breach of trust
in respect thereof and that you thereby committed an offence punishable
under section 314 of the Penal Code"
The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
Based
on his plea, Justice Aboki ordered that the accused be remanded in EFCC
custody pending the hearing of the bail application and adjourned the
matter to November 4, 2014
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