Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, has sentenced a property agent, Abubakar Munkailu, to 5-year imprisonment over a one-count charge bordering on forgery.
The judgement was delivered after the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction of Munkailu.
The judgement was disclosed in statement by the Commission on Sunday June 18, 2023.
According to statement, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.
The prosecution counsel, N. Salele, urged the court to convict him accordingly.
“Justice Khobo convicted and sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of N100,000,” the statement unveiled.
The EFCC revealed that “Munkaila, a property agent at Danbushiya, Chikun Local Government Area ran into trouble when he sold four plots of land located at Millennium City, Kaduna valued at N 4,175,000, which did not belong to him, with forged documents.”