Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Man Bags 10 Years for Obtaining Goods by Trick

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office on Thursday, June 20, 2015 secured the conviction of one Alhaji Abdullahi Usman before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court. Usman faced a one-count charge, bordering on obtaining goods by false pretence. The convict who hails from Adamawa approached the owner of Fusaha Stores, operating in Gombe on the pretence that he was a wealthy businessman from Adamawa State. By the end of their discussion, Usman had convinced Fusaha Stores owner to supply him large quantities of goods. The goods included: Gezina, alre…