Court sentences farmer to 30 months in prison over N1.5 million fraud

PEOPLES GAZETTE

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old farmer, Bilal Salisu, to 30 months in prison for diverting a customer’s N1,478,000 for personal use.

The magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge.

Mr Bokkos ordered the convict to pay an option of a N50,000 fine or spend six months in prison.

The convict was also ordered to pay a compensation of N1,287,000, in default of which he is to spend another two years in prison.