EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 arraigned a Lagos business woman and legal practitioner,
Stella Achebe, before Justice S. S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court,
sitting in Ikeja on one-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque.
Specifically, Achebe allegedly issued
a Diamond Bank cheque for the sum of N2, 000,000.00(Two Million Naira only), in
favour of one Daniel Ebinoh of Leinadibanie Nigeria Limited, but was dishonoured
on the ground of insufficient funds.
When the charge was read to her, she
pleaded not guilty.
The charge reads: “Stella Achebe on or about 3rd December, 2012 at Lagos within the Ikeja judicial Division knowingly and fraudulently issued a Diamond Bank Cheque No. 45434600 dated 7th December, 2012 for the sum of Two Million Naira only (N2.000.000.00) payable to Daniel Ebinoh of Leinadibanie Nigeria Limited which when presented for payment was dishonoured on the grounds that no sufficient funds were standing to the credit of the account on which the cheque was drawn”.
In view of her plea,
prosecuting counsel, Abosede Oluwabunmi asked for a trial date. She opposed the
bail application of the defendant and asked for accelerated hearing of the
case. However, defense counsel, Olanrewaju
Ajanaku presented a bail application before the court. He argued that since
Achebe did not jump the administrative bail offered her by the EFCC, she would
make herself available for trial, if admitted to bail.
After listening to the
submissions of counsel, Justice Ogunsanya granted her bail in the sum of
N1million and two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties must be her
relative, the other must have a landed property in Lagos and both gainfully employed.
They are also to provide evidence of three years tax payment.
Justice Ogunsanya subsequently adjourned
the case till February 20, 2015 for trial.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
16
th December, 2014
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