IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT APO ON THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017.
BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE U.P KEKEMEKE
SUIT NO. FCT/HC/CV/8613/15
COURT CLERKS: JOSEPH BALAMI
BETWEEN:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA……………COMPLAINANT
AND
1.
IBRAHIM USMAN
2.
YINUSA SHUAIBU
…………………………DEFENDANTS
JUDGMENT
The Prosecution filed a Four Count Charge against the 1st and 2nd Defendants dated
the 5th day of May 2015 as follows:
COUNT ONE
That you Ibrahim Usman ‘M’, 35 years, civil servant of Gwagwalada FCT Abuja,
Kuje Road within the jurisdiction of this Court on or before 15th April, 2015
fraudulently collected the sum of N600,000 from one Eze Peace of Aguma Palace
road, Gwagwalada Areas, Abuja with the pretence to secure and promise to give
appointment letter of Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps and thereby committed
an offence of cheating and impersonation contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code
Law and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria.
COUNT TWO
That you Ibrahim Usman ‘M’, 35 years, civil servant of Gwagwalada FCT Abuja,
within the jurisdiction of this Court did receive dishonestly money from members of
the public pretending to be authorized to receive same for the procurement of
employment into Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps and thereby committed an
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