The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of a woman, Janet Theophilus Danjuma, for defrauding an investor of N22.35 million in Kano.
Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, sentenced Danjuma to five years imprisonment without an option of fine after she pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence.
The convict, said to be a staff member of Taj Bank Limited, Nai’bawa Branch, fraudulently obtained the money from one Wade Bamaiyi in October 2024 under the guise of investing it in the bank’s CASA programme.
Prosecuting counsel, Sadiq Huseini, told the court that the defendant used the name of a legitimate bank product to deceive the victim and diverted the funds into her personal account.
Following her guilty plea, the court convicted and sentenced her accordingly.
