N1.8m Fraud: 20-year-old student jailed for impersonating Emir of Kano
A 20-year-old student, Sultan Bello, was on Wednesday remanded in prison custody by a Kano Senior Magistrates’ Court for impersonating the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
Bello, who resides at Ja’oji New Court Road Quarters, Kano, is facing three counts of impersonation, cheating and defamation of character.
The prosecutor, Inspector Haziel Ledapwa, told the court that Bello committed the offences on February 27.
Ledapwa said Bello operated an Instagram page and dubiously posed as the Emir of Kano.
“The accused also demanded N1.4m from one Barka Sani; N150,000 from Sadiq Saflan; N50,000 from Sadiq Sani; N50,000 from Aisha Ahmad; N50,000 from Surajo Zakari; and N150,000 from Yahaya, totaling N1.85m,” Ledapwa said.
The prosecutor also told the court that the accused demanded the money on the pretext that one Hausa film actress, Zubaida Mu’azu, sang a song for him as the Emir of Kano.
“The accused requested the complainants to pay the said amount into the actress’ First Bank account number 3049986447,” he said.
Bello pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Senior Magistrate, Hassan Ahmad, ordered that Bello be remanded in prison and adjourned the case until March 26 for summary trial.
