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Trader jailed one year for impersonation in Plateau
The Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old trader, Rabiu Bille, to one-year imprisonment for impersonation.
The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He ordered the convict to pay a N15,000 fine or spend six months in prison.
The magistrate also directed the convict to pay a compensation of N45,000 or another six months in prison in default.
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Earlier, the police prosecutor, Insp. Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that the case was reported at the Laranto Police Station by one Ahmed Mohammed on October 12.
He said the convict impersonated an official of the state and told the complainant to pay a sum of N45,000 before he would get back his seized goods.
“The convict collected the money and ran away before he was arrested,” said Gokwat.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the Plateau Penal Code Law.
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