One Shamsu Sani, a Business Centre Operator in Kano Metropolis was arraigned and accordingly remanded in correctional centre over his alleged role in the theft of N484,067,327:07 from Kano State Shari’ah Court Bank account domiciled at one of the commercial bank.
The first Information Report (FIR) alleged that the defendant was criminally conspired with Bashir Ali Kurawa “M”, Saadatu Umar “f”, Tijjani Abdullahi “m”, Maryam Jibrin Garba “f”, Shamsu Sani “m” and Hussaina Iman “f” to committed an offence of criminal conspiracy in which you Hussaina Imam used your official position as cashier in the Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal and conspired with the Shamsu Sani and one Suleiman “m” (now at large) and forged the letter head papers/sheets of Sharia Court of Appeal, forged the signatures of the two signatories to the Stanbic IBTC bank account 0020667440 belonging to Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal and stole money to the tune of four hundred and eighty four million, sixty seven thousand, three hundred and twenty seven Naira and seven Kobo (N484,067,327:07) by fraudulently authorizing the bank to transfer the said amount to various bank accounts without the knowledge and/or consent of the authorized.
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Justice Watch News, observed that Sani was not before the court when his co- defendants were earlier arraigned and accordingly remanded in correctional centre.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge, contrary to Sections 97, 79, 315 and 289 of Penal Code Law.
A counsel representing him, Yahaya Satatima applied for his bail ,which was refused by the presiding Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad Datti, upon raising objection by Kano State Counsel, Zaharaddeen Hamisu Kofar Mata.
Justice Watch News gathered that the Defendant was alleged to have played a role in making and printing the forged letter head papers of the Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal.
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He is also alleged to been the one that typed all the names and bank accounts, used to steal the funds on the forged letter head paper.
Justice Watch News, similarly gathered that Sani, was also alleged to have provided his personal bank account and other people’s bank accounts to be used in stealing the funds from Kano State Sharia Court of Appeal Bank account domiciled at IBTC bank.
