POS operator steals #600,000 from customer's account

The convict has been ordered to pay #500,000 in restitution to his victim.

A POS operator has been jailed by High Court in Maiduguri, Borno State for stealing #600,000 from a customer.

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Yusuf Abubakar had been accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) of dishonesty taking money from the account of one Isa jibrin under the pretext of a mobile banking transaction

He transferred it to his own personal account and instructed someone , identified as Hahaha Hassan to withdraw on his behalf.

The EFCC told the court his action violated 286 penal code of Borno State 1994

Abubakar pleaded guilty to the two-count charge against him and was convicted by Justice Aisha kumaliya on Thursday November 11,2021.

The judge sentenced him to six-month imprisonment and was also ordered to pay #500,000.