Shop attendant jailed 2 years over missing N110m zinc

A Kano State Shari’a court has sentenced a shop attendant, Aminu Sadi, to two years in prison for breaching trust and fraud in connection with a missing property worth N110 million belonging to the shop’s owner, Alhaji DanGongola.

The complainant had entrusted the accused with the safe keeping of roofing zinc valued at N100m which he allegedly sold without the knowledge of the owner.

When the charges were read to him, the accused pleaded guilty.

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The khadi sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of N50,000 for breach of trust and another six months or a fine of N200,000 for fraud, as well as the payment of the N110m, being the cost of the zinc he sold.