Court Jails Man for Hacking, Stealing Victim’s N6.9m

Justice Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, has convicted and sentenced Faruk Sani to two and half years imprisonment for stealing the sum of N6,900,000 (Six Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only).

He was jailed on Thursday, April 7, 2022, after pleading guilty to five-count charges bordering on stealing, upon being arraigned by the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

FARUK SANI and others now at large on or about 18th December, 2020, committed theft of the sum of N4, 000,000.00 (Four Million Naira only) by taking it out of the possession of United Bank for Africa Plc through Yetunde Olariyiki Ajayi- Bembe’s Account No. 2062266268 with the Bank and paid into Bayelsa Oil & Gas Services Company Ltd’s Account No. 1018500218 domiciled with United Bank for Africa Plc. The Offence is contrary to Section 286 of the Penal Code, Laws of Northern Nigeria and punishable under Section 287 of the same Code.