The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentence of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, for obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N120.5 million before Justice F. E Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja.
Yilkan, who hails from Nguru, Yobe State, was found guilty on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act, and consequently sentenced to eight years imprisonment without option of fine.
The convict was arraigned alongside one Mohammed Adamu in October 2023, following investigations into a petitioner’s claims of being defrauded by the convict.
According to the petitioner, Yilkan deceived her between 2020 and 2021 into believing that he had the capacity to secure employment
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