An Officer of the 23rd Armored Brigade Yola, Hayatu Abdulqadir, has been arraigned before Yola Criminal Area Court II over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating on his former wife, Amina Habibu.
The Military Officer was arraigned before Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta led criminal court over money he allegedly collected from his former wife which amounted to #1.250 million as credit.
He was said to have collected the money from the Complainant sometimes in 2016 before and during their marriage as credit but defaulted.
According to the complainant and business woman, her former husband collected the sum of #200, 000 and said he was going to drill a borehole in his house, #200,000 to put bard wire on his house, #600,000 to put a tiles and paint his house and the sum of #250,000 to buy a piece of land for her, totalling #1.250million.
She averred that the defendant refused to pay her back her money despite several demands, saying that she reported him to the Brigade Commander and he admitted before the Brigade Commander that he owed her the said amount and later refunded the sum of #450,000, remaining the balance of #800,000.
She added that the Brigade Commander later forwarded the matter to the state police headquarters of which the Military Officer admitted same and paid the sum of #500,000, and refused to pay the remaining balance of #300,000.
Amina Habibu alleged that the act/conduct of the defendant is tantamount to criminal breach of trust contrary to sections 302 and 313 punishable under sections 303 and 313 respectively of the penal code law of the state 2018.
When the substance of the complaint was read to the officer during the resumed sitting of the criminal court on Thursday, he denied it.
Thereafter, his counsel, A. A. Adams pleaded with the court to grand his client self bail, as he is public servant, saying that his client as a law abiding citizen, was in court for 4 times in obedience to court summons even without the complainant appearing.
A. A. Adams assured the Honourable Court that his client will maintain his good character by appearing in court until the determination of the matter, adding that the offence is bailable.
On his part, Counsel to the Complainant, A. B. Buwa, did not object to the application of the Counsel to the Defendant.
Thereafter, the presiding Judge, Hon. Nuhu Musa Garta, granted the the bail of the defendant with one responsible surety, and subsequently adjourned the matter to 24rd February, 2021 for hearing.
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