Man bags 30 months jail term in Kaduna for N5.5m fraud

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Kingsley James, to 30 months imprisonment for N5.5 million fraud. The convict was tried on a two-count charge of theft and obtaining money by false pretenses after he pleaded guilty. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced James to 15 months imprisonment on each of the two-count charge with an option of N100,000 fine. He ruled that the sentences should run concurrently. Emmanuel also ordered the convict to restitute the sum of N5.5 million to the complainant, Mr David Zamani. He also…

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