The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday
18th September, 2013 arraigned one Mohammed Bishir Abbas, before Justice E.A.
Obile of the Federal High Court, Calabar on one count charge bordering on
obtaining money under false pretence.
Mohammed
allegedly obtained the sum of seven million, sixty three thousand naira (N7, 063,000,000)
from one Boco Ika through a phony
petroleum products supply deal. According to Boco, Mohammed was
paid to supply eleven trucks of 33,000 litres of petroleum product but only
supplied three trucks.
The charge
reads; “that you Mohammed Bishir Abbas on or about the 4th of
November 2011 at Zenith Bank Plc Bogobiri Street branch Calabar within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud did obtain the sum
of N7,063.000.00 (Seven Million, Sixty Three Thousand Naira) from one Boco
Charles Ika under the false pretence that the said sum of money would be used
to supply petroleum products to him, fact which you knew to be false and
thereby committed an offense contrary to section 1(1) (c) and punishable under
section 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
When the
charge was read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty.
However,
Justice Obile granted the accused bail in the sum of N2, 000,000.00 (two
million naira) and one surety in like sum.
The case was
adjourned to November 5, 2013 for trial.
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