Judiciary
A hotel manager, Henry Udoh on Thursday dragged one Abubakar Sadiq to the Shari’a court I sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state for allegedly refusal to pay for lodging in the hotel.
The prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, who presented the case in court said the accused had booked a hotel room in December 2023 for a week costing him N105,000.
“He only paid N80,000 and promised to pay the outstanding by the end of December but failed to return.
“It was on Jan. 12 that the matter was reported to the police station at Magajin Gari and arrest was made,” he said.
He added that the the accused had paid N10,000 at the cell remaining an outstanding of N15,000 .
On his part, the defendant pleaded guilty on the offence bordering on cheating .
He however, prayed court to give him two weeks to pay the N15,000 outstanding.
The judge Malam Isiyaku Abdulrahman granted bail to the defendant on the condition he provide a reliable surety and adjourned to Jan. 30 for the defendant to pay the balance.
NAN
18th January 2024
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Tags: ASP Luka Sadau Magajin Gari Malam Isiyaku Abdulrahman Shari’a Court
