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| EFCC Arraigns Ex-Sharia Court Registrar for Allegedly Forging Late Businessman's Signature in Zamfara |
Dandare is accused of misappropriating N3,837,634.46 entrusted to him for the family of late Alhaji Ladan Mada by the Zamfara State Ministry of Finance in December 2012 when he served as the Registrar of Upper Sharia Court 1 in Samaru Gusau, Zamfara State.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abubakar Garba Dandare, a former Registrar of the Upper Sharia Court 1 in Gusau, Zamfara State. He faces a two-count charge for allegedly misappropriating N3.8 million belonging to the late businessman Alhaji Ladan Mada and forging the signature of Mada's next of kin, Aminu Mada.
Dandare is accused of misappropriating N3,837,634.46 entrusted to him for the family of late Alhaji Ladan Mada by the Zamfara State Ministry of Finance in December 2012 when he served as the Registrar of Upper Sharia Court 1 in Samaru Gusau, Zamfara State.
Additionally, Dandare is alleged to have forged Aminu Mada's signature on the Court Cash Deposit Register of the Upper Shari’s Court 1 in Samaru Gusau, Zamfara State, with the intention of accessing the funds.
The EFCC contends that these actions constitute the offense of Criminal Breach of Trust, as stipulated in sections 311 and 312 of the Penal Code, CAP 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria, 1963.
Justice Bello Mohammed Shinkafi granted bail to the defendant, requiring him to provide two sureties who are residents of the state, each in the sum of N5 million. The sureties must also submit their passports and two GSM numbers to the court registrar.
