The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today May 8, 2013,
arraigned Dickson Ubi Effah and Ngozi Anthony before Justice Jude Okeke of the
Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama on 4-count charge of theft and
misappropriation of funds.
The duo who were employees of Vanguard Media Limited are alleged
to have stolen the sum of N2, 024,795 (Two Million Twenty Four Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety Five Naira ) from their employer and, thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 287 of the Penal Code Act cap 532 Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The two accused persons pleaded not guilty when the charge was
read to them.
Justice Okeke granted bail to the
accused persons in the sum of N3 million each and a surety in like sum. The
surety must be resident in Abuja and should depose to an affidavit of
means. The addresses of the sureties are to be verified by the court
registrar and operatives of the Commission.
Counts one and two of the charge
read, “That you Dickson Ubi Effah and Ngozi Anthony from 2007 to 2009 at Abuja
in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,
being employees of Vanguard Media Limited did agree to do an illegal act to
wit: theft and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 97(2) of
the Penal Code Act Cap 534, Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
‘That you Dickson Ubi Effah and
Ngozi Anthony from 2007 to 2009 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did take dishonestly out of the
possession of the Vanguard Media Limited the sum of N1, 065,000.00 (One
Million, Sixty Five Thousand Naira ) without its consent and thereby committed
an offence punishable under section 287 of the Penal Code Act cap 532 Laws of
the Federation of Nigeria 2004.”
The case was adjourned to June 27, 2013 for trial.
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