BEVERLY HILLS, July 12, (THEWILL) – Justice Abubakar Jauro of Gombe State High Court has sentenced Emmanuel Anga and Atin Generous to 14 years imprisonment on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
The duo were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegedly deceiving David Madison, into believing that they were employees of Gora Commanding Resources, a foreign exchange investment concern allegedly owned by Philemon Gora (who is still at large).
The convicts, in November 2013, tricked their victim into expecting that his investment of N500, 000 would yield 10 per cent interest on a monthly basis.
However, he only received the 10 percent interest in the first month of his investment, while all the effort to recover his money proved abortive.
In his judgement, Justice Jauro sentenced Anga, a pastor, and Generous to seven years in prison on count one (conspiracy), while Generous bagged another seven years on count two (obtaining by false pretense).
Justice Jauro also ordered Generous to repay the victim N500, 000 adding that the sentences are to run concurrently from July 11, 2016.
