The State High Court thirteen presided over by Justice Fadawu Umaru in Maiduguri has on Wednesday convicted one Aisata Abba Kwana on a-two count charge for obtaining by false pretence funds to the tune of N3. Aisha Kwanan who is a Deputy director of finance in the Maiduguri Metropolitan council MMC was alleged to be drawing the pension of his late brother thereby committing an offence before the law. While sentencing the convict, Justice Fadawu averred that “The convict is hereby sentenced to one-year imprisonment on two counts charge prepared against her with a fine of N250, 000.00. He further stated that “The convict should compensate the complainants the remaining balance of N870, 000.00, in default of which she will serve six months imprisonment to be run consecutively”. Trouble started for the convict Aisha when she was -arraigned on a two court charge after the Commission received a petition from Waziri’s kids in which she was alleged to have fraudulently collected the pension of her late brother Waziri Abba Kwana from May 2013 up to his last pension.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 25, 2018 12:23 UTC