Gombe court jails woman three years for N3m fraud

Glory Ebomah

The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of Rose Dogara Silas Gyar to three years imprisonment.

She was jailed by Justice Abdul Hamid of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe after pleading guilty to a one-count charge bordering on cheating to the tune of N3,000,000 (Three Million Naira only), contrary to Section 322 of the Penal Code.

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.”

She pleaded “guilty” to the charge when it was read to her, upon which prosecution counsel, M.D Aliyu prayed the court to convict and sentence her 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 crime to her victim.

Justice Hamid convicted and sentenced her to three years imprisonment with an option of a fine of N20,000 (Twenty Naira only).

Gyar bagged her imprisonment when a petitioner alleged that she and Mohammad Babayo Maina (at large) induced him to part with a million paid into her Gioprenuers Enterprises bank account under the pretence of enrolling him in CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ programme for farmers with a promise that he would receive funding and farm input from the apex bank. It dawned on the petitioner that he had been scammed when he got nothing from the bank and could not get a refund from Gyar and her accomplice.

In another development, EFCC operatives from the Gombe Zonal Command have arrested one Yusufu Tanimu for Automated Teller Machine, ATM, and card fraud in the state capital.

Tanimu was arrested following actionable intelligence on his suspected involvement in ATM card fraud in Ecobank Plc.

Items recovered from him at the point of his arrest include 33 ATM cards, belonging to different banks, a Techno phone and an ATM card holder.

 He would be charged to court as soon as an investigation of his activities is concluded.