A Shari’a court 1, sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna, on Monday sentenced one Muhammad Jibo to three months in a correctional facility for cheating two business men, Faruq Abubakar and Aliyu Mudi.
The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, who gave the convict an option of fine of N15,000, also ordered him to pay back the N700,000 he collected and N50,000 cost to the complainants or face two year jail term .
Muhammad gave the ruling, after the accused pleaded guilty to the crime bordering on cheating.
The convict pleaded with the court to give him time to pay off the money.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, told the court that the convict collected N700, 000 from the nominal complainants under the pretence that he wants to clear some issues with regards to a contract he was awarded.
Sadau said that the convict promised to pay back the money to the owners immediately, but that effort made to get the money from him proved abortive.
He said that it was later discovered that the convict was not awarded any contract.(NAN)
