The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wednesday 28th August, 2013 arraigned one Prince Okoro Usuanlele, before Justice Suleiman Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 7-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.
The
accused allegedly obtained the sum of N13m (Thirteen Million Naira)
from the complainant, one Raimi Suleiman through a phony land deal.
Sulaiman alleged through a petition that he paid the said amount for a parcel
of a land located at No. 238 Upper
Sakpoba Road, Ugbekun Quarters, Benin City. After payment, all attempts by
the petitioner to take possession of the property met with one resistance or
the other.
When
the charges were read to the accused person, he pleaded not guilty.
One
of the charges read; “that you Prince Okoro Usuanlele on or about the 9th
day of March, 2012 at Benin, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable court with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of N7,000,000 (Seven
Million Naira) only from Asolyn Nigeria Limited, which said sum was paid into
your Diamond bank account number 000149331, with cheque number 3373747, being
payment to you as the purported owner of a parcel of land, lying and situated at
No. 238 Upper Sakpoba Road, Ugbekun Quarters, Benin City; a pretext which you
knew to be false and thereby committed an offense contrary to section 1(1)(a)
of the Advanced Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and
punishable under section 1(3) of same Act”.
Justice
Suleiman Aliyu adjourned the case to September 4, 2013 for consideration of the
bail application and remanded the accused in EFCC custody.
Wilson Uwujaren
Ag.
Head, Media & Publicity
28th
August, 2013
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