Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court on Friday March 25, 2022, sentenced one Labaran Aliyu to five years imprisonment on one count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of over Five Hundred Thousand Naira.
The convict had falsely presented himself as a marabout with powers to double money given to him through the use of spiritual powers, duping unsuspecting members of the public.