The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday May 16, 2013 arraigned one
Justice Amadi Nsirim before Justice U.N Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port
Harcourt on a 2- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under
false pretence. When the charges were read to the accused person, he pleaded
not guilty.
One
of the charge reads: “that you Justice Amadi Nsirim and one Humphrey Amadi now
at large on or about the 15th of September, 2011 at Port
Harcourt judicial division with intent to defraud, induced one
Solomon Egbo to pay the sum of N10,440,000.00 (Ten Million and Four Hundred and
Forty Thousand Naira) under the false pretence of selling to him a building and
an adjourning plot of land situate at No. 80 Igwurutu Road by Rumuokwurusi
Road, Port Harcourt under the pretext that the said building and adjourning
land belong to you, Justice Amadi Nsirim and Humphrey (now at large)
respectively, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed
an offence contrary to section 1(1)(b) and punishable under section
1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act,
2006”.
Justice
Agomoh granted the accused bail in the sum of N1, 000,000.00 (One Million
Naira) and two sureties in like sum who must reside within the jurisdiction of
court.
The case was adjourned to June 1,
2013 for trial.
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