The Economic and Financial
Crime Commission, EFCC, today July 12, 2013 arraigned one
Chukwuma Paul
Chukwuma before Justice Salisu Garba of the FCT High Court, Abuja, on a 14-count charge bordering on
issuance of dud cheques and obtaining money by false pretence. The accused is
alleged to have sometime in 2012, issued various cheques amounting to N120
million which when presented for payment were dishonoured. He is also said to
have obtained by false pretence the sum of N8 million from one Dr. Obiora
Okonkwo.
Count one of the charge
reads: “That you Chukwuma Paul Chukwuma on or about 23rd October, 2012
in Abuja, in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal
Capital Territory did obtain credit for yourself by means of a post dated Guaranty
Trust Bank (GTB) cheque No. 334 dated 23 October 2012 issue in favour of
Solicon Engineering Limited in the sum of Fifty Million Naira (N50, 000,000.00)
only on which when presented for payment within three month was dishonored on
the grounds of insufficient funds standing to your credit and thereby committed
an offence contrary to section 1 (1)(b) of the dishonoured cheques
(Offences) Act Cap. D 11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Punishable
under Section 1(1) (b) (i) of the same Act.”
Chukwuma Paul Chukwuma
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In view of his plea, the
prosecuting counsel, Samuel Okeleke prayed the court to fix a trial date to
enable the prosecution prove its case and also urge the court to remand the
accused person in prison custody pending the determination of the case.
However, counsel to the accused, Peter Erivwode, prayed the court to admit his
client to bail.
Justice Garba ordered that
the accused person be remanded in Kuje prison and adjourned the matter to
August 2, 2013 for ruling on the bail application and September 19, 2013 for
trail.
Wilson Uwujaren
Ag. Head, Media &
Publicity
12th July, 2013
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