EFCC Arraigns Company MD For Defrauding Client Of N2.6million
The EFCC stated that Okonkwu was arrested by operatives following a written petition dated June 19, 2019, by one Aisha Shittu who alleged that the defendant defrauded her under the pretext of supplying her with a Shortware Diathermy Machine.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 03, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a company s Managing Director, Solomon Okonkwu, at a Kano State High Court sitting in Gezawa, for allegedly defrauding a female client of N2.6million.
The EFCC stated that Okonkwu was arrested by operatives following a written petition dated June 19, 2019, by one Aisha Shittu who alleged that the defendant defrauded her under the pretext of supplying her with a Shortware Diathermy Machine.
Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life.
Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but Mr Farouq, a teenager, thought nothing of the exchange until he was summoned to the police station and charged with blasphemy against God.
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Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life.(CNN)
When word got out about the nature of his arrest, an angry mob descended on Mr Farouq s family home forcing his mother to flee to a neighbouring village, his lawyer said.
Mr Farouq, who was then 16, was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour by a Sharia court, in Kano, northern Nigeria.
Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life.
Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but Farouq, a teenager, thought nothing of the exchange until he was summoned to the police station and charged with blasphemy against God.
When word got out about the nature of his arrest, an angry mob descended on Farouq’s family home forcing his mother to flee to a neighboring village, his lawyer said.
Farouq, who was then 16, was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor by a Sharia court, in Kano, northern Nigeria.
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Omar Farouq s sentence was set aside by the Kano State High Court s appellate division because he did not have any legal representation during his first trial, Kola Alapinni, Omar s counsel, told CNN.