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Sokoto Court Jails Two Fraudsters for Money Doubling

Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa of Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Labaran Aliyu and Abdulraham Lawal to two years imprisonment each for cheating. They were jailed on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 after pleading guilty to one -count separate charges of cheating. The charge against Aliyu reads " That you Labaran Aliyu, male, sometimes in 2025 within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Sokoto State with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of N7,000,000.00 from unsuspecting victims under false pretense to wit: false representation of yourself as having power to dou…

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