EFCC Press Release
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The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 16, 2015
arraigned one Imeh Albert Akpan, Director
of Commodore Aviation Services before Justice D. K Senchi of the FCT High Court
sitting in Apo, Abuja
on a 2-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and obtaining by
false pretence.
Akpan
allegedly converted the sum of N25m (twenty five million naira) meant to be
used as security for a loan obtained from a new generation bank to personal use.
According
to the complainant, the suspect lured him into investing his monies on a
project that was not viable. He stated that, all efforts to recover his money
were unsuccessful.
Count one
of the charge reads:
"that you Imeh Albert
Akpan being the Director of Commodore Aviation Services and Commodore Aviation
Services, sometime in July 2004 within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High
Court of the Federal Capital Territory did dishonestly convert to your own use
the sum of N25,000,000 (Twenty Five Million Naira) being proceeds of a Platinum
Bank Cheque No. 0093207 that was meant to be used as a security for a loan,
issued by Samha Dayekh for and on behalf of Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Law Cap 532 Laws
of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990 and punishable under Section 312 of
the same Law"
When the
charge was read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty.
In
view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Fatima A. Gwaram urged the court to fix a
date for trial to commence.
Justice
Senchi admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N10m (ten million naira) and
two sureties in like sum.
The case has been adjourned to April 14,
2015 for hearing.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media &Publicity
17th
February, 2015
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