Patience Jonathan: Goni Muhammad and Seidu Seriki Haman before Justice
Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri.
They were arraigned on Monday, May 16, 2022 on two- count charges
bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of
N26, 492,000.00 (Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Ninety Two
Thousand Naira).
The defendants allegedly conspired and obtained the above mentioned
sum, under the guise of selling two grams of gold belonging to a
former First Lady, Patience Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to a buyer.
Count two of the charge read: “That you, Goni Mohammad and Seidu Seriki
Hamman sometimes in January, 2020 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did
obtain 2 grams of gold at the rate of N26, 492,000.00 (Twenty Six
Million Four Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand Naira) allegedly belonging
to the wife of the former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan under
the false pretence which you knew to be false and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other
Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the
same Act.”
The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ when the two counts were read to
them.
Justice Kumaliya thereafter adjourned the matter to May, 25 & 26,
2022 for hearing and ordered for the remand of the defendants in a
Correctional Centre.
In the same vein, the Maiduguri Zonal Command on Thursday May 19,
2022, re-arraigned Mamman Alhaji Jalomi before Justice Musa Mustapha of
Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on one count charge bordering on
criminal misappropriation to the tune of N693, 000.00 ( Six Hundred and
Ninety Three Hundred Thousand Naira).
The defendant allegedly fraudulently sold 33 bags of beans belonging to
one Babagana Abdullahi and diverted the monies to his own personal use.
The one count amended charge read: “That you Mamman Alhaji Jalomi
sometimes in the year 2020 or thereabouts, in Maiduguri Borno State
within the Jurisdiction of this Honorable Court dishonestly converted to
your own use the sum of Six Hundred and Ninety Three Thousand Naira
(N693,000.00) only being proceeds from the sales of 33 bags of beans at
Twenty One Thousand Naira (N21,000.00) each belonging to one Babangida
Abdullahi and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable
under Sections 308 and 309 of Penal Code Law Cap 102, Laws of Borno
State respectively.”
The defendant pleaded ‘ not guilty’ to the charge preferred against him
by the EFCC, prompting prosecution counsel, Mukhtar Ali Ahmed to pray
for a trial date.
Justice Musa Mustapha adjourned the matter to June 9, 2022 for trial
and ordered the remand of the defendant at the Maiduguri Medium
Security Custodial Centre.