A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,
presided by Justice Sadiq Abubakar Umar on Tuesday October 8, 2013 sentenced
one Joseph Morah to 10 years imprisonment without the option of fine for
obtaining the sum of N36,000,00.00 (Thirty Six Million Naira) from
Awalu Abdulrahman, a Bureau de Change operator by false pretence in 2006.
The convict was first arraigned on November 1,
2006 and re-arraigned in 2011 on an amended three count charge of obtaining
money under false pretence. He was docked alongside three others namely, John
Obialu, who was discharged and acquitted, Sani Musa and Elvis Ezeani both of
whom are at large.
Working with his accomplices, he was alleged to
have convinced his victim to part with the said sum under the pretext that they
were going to transfer the Naira equivalent to him.
Not suspecting foul play, Abdurrahman convinced
his brother Alhaji Nurudeen who resides in Ghana on the genuineness of the transaction
and eventually paid the sum of N36 million to the convict.
Trouble started when the person Nurudeen sent to
accompany Morah and his co-accused to collect the Naira equivalent was pushed
out of the car.
Three of the five accused,John obiamalu, Joseph
Morah, and Elvis Ezeani were eventually arrested but Ezeani later jumped bail.
According to prosecution counsel, Maryam Aminu
Ahmed, five witnesses were called in the course of trial.
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