The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday June 5,2013 arraigned one
Ibrahim Buba before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court
Bauchi for a case of conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretences
the sum of N10 million (Ten million Naira only) from one Anne Okechukwu. The
offences is contrary to and punishable under Sections 1 (1) (b) and 1 (3) of
the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Fraud related Offences Act 2006.
The accused
is alleged to have collected the money from his victim in the name of Bradside
Investment and Property Development, a non- existent company, as monies for
title documentation, property beacon fees and Value Added Tax on a landed
property at Muda Lawan market road in Bauchi, Bauchi State.
Buba
pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
In
view of the no guilt plea by the accused person, prosecution counsel Al qasim
Ja’afar applied for a date for trial, emphasizing the readiness of his
witnesses for trial. He however pleaded for a short notice for prosecution’s
response to the accused person’s bail application which was served him the
previous night.
Justice
Mohammed Umar has fixed July 2, 2013 for hearing of the bail application and
trial, while remanding the accused in prison custody.
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