KATSINA – Sule Yusuf Saulawa, a one-time Permanent Secretary with the Katsina State Government, was on Friday, sentenced to seven years imprisonment without option of fine by the state high court for ‘Advanced fee fraud’ charge.
INDEPENDENT gathered that the duo, was said to have, sometime in 2015, falsely obtained N2.5 million from one Alhaji Musa Baba, now late, assuring him of a fertilizer contract from the state government.
Saulawa was also said to have encouraged Alhaji Baba who was Chairman of Many Agro-Allied and Chemicals Company Nigeria Limited and Diamond Fertilizer Nigeria Limited, to write a proposal seeking for the supply of the said fertilizer.
However, the state government in a letter endorsed by Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, the Secretary to the State Government, and sent to the court, denied the said contract.
In his ruling, Justice Sanusi Tukur, slammed the sentence on Saulawa after finding him guilty of advanced fee fraud charge that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) had brought before the court against Saulawa.
His words, “Saulawa did not deny collecting the money from Alhaji Baba even when he knew that the said contract was a hoax. If you (Saulawa) are not dissatisfied with my judgment, go for appeal court.”
He said the sentence was the minimum allowed under Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3)of the same Act, which Saulawa’s offence falls under.
The judge noted that neither did Alhaji Baba secure the contract nor did he get his N2.5 million back from Saulawa, prompting him (Alhaji Baba) to petition the EFCC, hence the seven years sentence.
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N2.5m Fraud: Ex-Katsina Perm Sec Bags Seven Years Imprisonment
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