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GOMBE COURT JAILS CHARCOAL PRODUCER FOR N7M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Gombe Court Jails Charcoal Producer for N7m Fraud


Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State has convicted and sentenced President of National Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters, Edu Babatunde Azeez to one year imprisonment.

 

Azeez and his company, Ablims Limited were jailed  on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 after pleading guilty to a  two-count  charge of conspiracy and obtaining under false pretence upon being arraigned by the Gombe  Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

 

One of the count charges reads: “That you Edu Babatunde and Ablims Limited sometimes in December, 2022 at Gombe , Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court fraudulently obtained the sum of N7,183, 750.00 (Seven Million One hundred and Eighty - Three Thousand and Seven Hundred and Fifty naira) from one Ayanbisi Ismail by falsely representing the money to be for exporting charcoal to Saudi - Arabia , a representation which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320 and punishable under Section 322 of the penal Code Law.

 

Another charge reads: “That you Edu  Babatunde and Ablims Limited sometimes in December 2022 at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court  conspired amongst yourselves to do an illegal act to wit : cheating and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 and punishable under Section 97(2) of the Penal code Law.

 

Consequent upon his  guilty plea,  prosecution counsel, A.B Kware  urged the court to convict and sentence the defendant as charged but counsel to the defendant, Inusa Mahammed pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant is a first time - offender.


After listening to the counsels, Justice Kereng  convicted and sentenced Azeez and his company Ablims Limited to one year imprisonment with an option of N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) as fine 

Azeez’s  journey to the Correctional centre began when a petitioner alleged that he defrauded him of the sum of N7,183,750.00 and  all efforts to regain his money proved abortive.

 

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