A socio-cultural group in Lafia, Nasarawa state, the Affor Cultural Association, has dragged a former aspirant of the house of representatives in Akwanga/Wamba federal constituency Keffas Tigga to a magistrate court in Lafia for alleged cheating and breach of trust to the tune 700,000 thousand naira.
The defendant, Hon Keffas Tiga, through his lawyer, pleaded for an out of court settlement of the case.
The Chief Magistrate of magistrate court three, Shendam road Lafia, Emmanuel Jatau, granted the defendant bail in the sum of 100, 000 thousand Naira. The judge also directed that the defendant must produce a trusted surety.
Speaking shortly after the adjournment of the matter, the Lawyer of the complainant, Yahaya Muazu Maifata, said Mr. Keffas had cheated on his clients for the sum of 700,000 naira with the pretence of producing an association’s magazine. All efforts to retrieve the fund proved abortive.
According to multiple sources, the defendant Keffas Tigga is alleged to be mischief as it is on record that he had allegedly conspired and cheated both private and state government parastatals on the pretence of producing magazines and other printed publications in the state.
He further adjourned the case to the 20th of January for further hearing should the defendant fail to settle out of court as stated during the hearing of the case.
