Criminal Area Court II in Adamawa state on Friday, ordered for the remand of a former Area Court Area Judge, Bashir Mohammed, in a custodial centre over alleged cheating.
Honourable Nuhu Musa Garta, issued the order when the former Judge who was accused of cheating one Bappa Alhaji Lawan, the sum of N730, 000, was arraigned before him.
The former judge who is currently standing trial for cheating contrary to section 313 of the penal code law, was the Gombi Area Court Judge in Gombi Local Government Area before his retirement about 3 years ago.
In a charge read in court, the accused was alleged to have sold 3 plots of land thus; 100 x50, 160x50 and 70x30 at the sum of N300, 000, 300, 000 and N60, 000 to the complainant and also collected N70, 000 for documents from him totalling N730, 000.
It added that the complainant, who resides at Rhumde Baru Jambutu in Yola North Local Government Area later discovered that the said plots of land which situated behind Airforce Comprehensive School were not the property of the defendant; hence, his complaint before ther court.
When asked whether the allegation levelled against him is true, the former judge pleaded guilty.
Thereafter, the presiding judged ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody, or else bring a surety who will produce landed documents worth N400, 000 and deposit the sum of N350, 000 cash as bail conditions.
Hon. Garta, declared that the same land of the surety will be inspected by court officials, and adjourned the matter to the 27th July, 2021 for corroboration of the plea entered by the defendant.
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