EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, on Friday, September 26, 2014 arraigned one Christopher Nduka before
Justice Tukur Muhammed of Kaduna State High Court on one count charge bordering
on issuance of dud cheque to the tune of nine hundred and eighty two thousand
Naira.
The accused pleaded not guilty when the charge was
read to him.
The count reads:
“that you Christopher Nduka on or about the 29th July,
2011 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kaduna State
knowingly and fraudulently issued a cheque No. 05079552 dated 22nd July,
2011 in the sum of Nine Hundred and Eighty Two Thousand Naira only payable to
Zitros Health Nigeria Limited from account No. 1120805582 domiciled at
Equitorial Trust Bank, knowing that there is no fund standing to the credit of
the said account and the cheque was returned unpaid upon presentation to the
bank and thereby committing an offence contrary to section 1 (1) (a) and
punishable under section 1 (1) (b) of the dishonoured cheque offences Act CAP D
11 Laws of the Federation 2004”.
Upon his plea, counsel to EFCC, Musa Isah urged
the court to fix a date for trial to commence.
However, the defence counsel, H.U Gimba prayed the
court to admit the accused person to bail saying the alleged offence is
bailable.
Isah objected to the bail application on the
ground that, the accused person had failed to honour the terms of
administrative bail earlier granted him by the Commission. The prosecuting
counsel argued that, the accused if admitted to bail will likely make himself
unavailable for trial.
Justice Muhammed after listening to the argument
of both counsel, granted the accused person bail in the sum of five hundred
thousand naira (N500, 000.00) and a surety in like sum who must be a level
twelve civil servant. The surety must have evidence of a landed property within
the jurisdiction of the court. The accused person must also deposit his
international passport with the registrar of the court.
The case was adjourned to November 28, 2014
for commencement of trial.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
29th September,
2014
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