EFCC
Press Release
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today March 12, 2015, secured the
conviction of one Chika Odinaka Ohaegbulem as a Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia Abia State,
sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment on a14-count charge bordering on
conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretences.
Ohaegbulem
was arraigned before Justice F. A Olubanjo on May 5, 2014, alongside three other
members of a syndicate who specialise in stealing various investors’ dividend
warrants, which they sold to Ohaegbulem for clearing.
All
the accused had pleaded not guilty but in the course of trial, Ohaegbulem
changed he plea and offered to return the sum of N1.4million found in his
account to his victim
He
was consequently convicted and ordered to restitute his victim to the tune of
N1.4m
The
trial of the three others continues, with further hearing fixed for May 27,
2015.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
12th
March, 2015
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