EFCC To Arraign Suspected Fraudsters Over $530,000 Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the permission of a Kano High Court, sitting in Kano, to arraign the duo of Saminu Umar Ta’ambu and Ahmed Maiturare of the popular Kantin Kwari textile market, Kano for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence.

The accused allegedly used the name of Kano State government to induce a Swiss National, Mathias Hee, Owner of Okutex Ag, into supplying them with fabrics worth Five Hundred and Thirty Thousand US Dollars ($530,000).

Justice Dije Aboki gave the nod after hearing argument on the application for leave to prefer charge against the suspects by EFCC Counsel A.T. Habib. The leave is pursuant to Section 185(b) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The prime suspect Ta’ambu was alleged to have approached a Swiss National named Mathias Hee and owner Okutex Ag, a textile manufacturing company,  around July, 2015 requesting for the supply of fabrics To the tune of Five Hundred and Thirty Thousand US Dollars ($530,000) under the pretext that he acted on behalf of Kano State Government and forged a document titled ‘Authorization to transfer to foreign account’ purported to have been issued and signed by the authority of the Government of Kano State.

After the items were supplied, Ta’ambu failed to honour his part of the bargain and refused to remit the amount as agreed.

Justice Dije adjourned the matter to 5 October, 2016 for arraignment.