Court jails woman for N3m fraud in Gombe

The Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe has sentenced a woman, Rose Dogara Silas Gyar, to three years imprisonment over N3 million fraud.

The woman was sentenced to prison on Friday, February 2, 2024, after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on cheating to the tune of N3 million preferred against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Her lone-count charge read: “That you Rose Dogara Silas Gyar between 17th and 30th December 2021, at Gombe, Gombe State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court dishonestly induce Saifullahi Sani Abdullahi to entrust to you the sum of N3,000,000 which you received via your company Gloprenuers Enterprises, whose account is domiciled in Fidelity Bank PLC, with account number: 5600544823  by fraudulently representing to him that the sum has been paid as collateral for the agricultural loan facility approved for your company by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Anchor Borrowers programme, a representation you knew to be false thereby committed an offence of cheating and punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code.”

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She pleaded “guilty” to the charge when it was read to her.

The prosecution counsel, M.D Aliyu, prayed the court to convict and sentence Gyar accordingly, while the defence counsel, S.O Kumu, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying his client has shown remorse and has fully restituted the proceeds of the crime to her victim.

The presiding judge, Justice Abdul Hamid, however, convicted and sentenced Gyar to three years imprisonment with an option of fine of N20,000.

The Star