The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned Yakubu Musa before.Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna, following his alleged involvement in criminal misappropriation.
Musa allegedly collected N3million from Mr. Thalmon Friday sometime in 2014, for a plot of land at Mahuta area in Kaduna State but diverted the fund as the complainant who happens to be his in-law neither got the said land nor a refund.
The one count amended charge reads: ” That you, Yakubu Musa sometime in 2014 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly misappropriated a certain property to wit: the total sum of N3, 000,000.00(Three Million Naira) only, property belonging to Thalmon Friday, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 1991 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.
When the charge was read to Musa, he pleaded not guilty to the offence preferred against him.
Upon his not guilty plea, the prosecuting EFCC lawyer, Maryam Lawal, urged the court to fix a date for trial to commence. But the lawyer to Musa, Haruna Magaji, urged the court to grant bail to his client.
Having listened to the argument for the bail application from the parties, Justice Khobo granted bail to Musa in the sum of N2million with one surety in like sum.
The case has been adjourned till March 21 for commencement of trial.
