KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

KADUNA COURT JAILS INTERNET FRAUDSTER, COMPANY. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 Kaduna Court Jails Internet Fraudster, Company 


Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one John Yakubu to three years imprisonment for internet fraud.


He was jailed on Friday, February 23, 2024, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on internet fraud.


upon being arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


The one -count charge reads: “that you John Yakubu sometimes in December, 2022 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud falsely presented yourself as Frederick Hansen(a medical doctor from Sweden) via 'Facebook' chat (an online social media application) to one Bergstrom Berit and in such assumed character benefitted the total sum of $750 USD and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law”. 


The defendant pleaded guilty to the one- count charge when it was read to him, prompting the prosecution counsel, M.J Arugungu to pray the court to convict and sentence him accordingly. 


The Judge, after hearing from both counsels, convicted and sentenced the defendant to three years imprisonment or an option of fine of 150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira).


The convict also forfeited one Iphone 12 Pro Max and one Polystar Smart Television '50' inches,  to the Federal Government of Nigeria.


Yakubu bagged his imprisonment when he was arrested by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of  EFCC,  at Goni Gora,  Kaduna State. He assumed the identity of a foreigner,  Fredrik Hansen on Facebook to misrepresent himself to unsuspecting victims and benefitted the sum of $750(Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars) from the crime.


 In another vein, Justice Hawau Buhari of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna convicted and sentenced a company,   Classiel Integrated Motors Limited to a fine of  N250,000.00( Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) for  failure to render transaction report to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering,  SCUML. 


The company was arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC on one-count charge bordering on money laundering.


The one-count charge reads: “that you Classiel Integrated Motors Ltd operating the business of General contractors and other businesses, sometime in June, 2022 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did an act to wit: failed to report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in writing within 7 days, your lodgment of N5,500,000.00(Five Million and Five Hundred Thousand Naira) which is in excess of N5,000,000.00(Five Million naira) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 11(1) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 11(3) of the same Act”.


The company, however, pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to it,  prompting prosecution counsel, M.E Eimonye to pray the court to convict it accordingly.


Justice Buhari, thereafter convicted and sentenced the company to a fine of N250,000.00( Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira)


The company bagged its imprisonment when it failed to render its transactions report after registering with SCUML, even after the regulator carried out onsite inspection and sensitization on its statutory obligations as stipulated in the relevant laws. 


 Furthermore,  investigations showed that the company also failed to conduct a proper , Know Your Customer,  KYC,  on its  customers during transactions.

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