ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal emanated from the judgment of the Nasarawa State High Court sitting at Mararaba Coram Simon O. Aboki, J. delivered on March 20, 2017 in Charge No: NSD/MG5CR/13 in which the Appellant was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment without an option of a fine for offences contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act, and Section 1(b)(i) of the Dishonoured Cheque (Offences) Act, 2004.
The facts leading to this appeal, as presented by the Appellant, are as follows: The Appellant, a business woman had been the business partner of Mr. John Okeke, the complainant, since 2008. The Appellant had previously received various sums of money as loan from the said complainant for her business. She had always paid back each of the loans with interest until the loan leading to the charge against her. The said loan, which was …