EFCC Press Release
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 23, 2015 arraigned one Ernest Jor before Justice Valentine
Ashi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
sitting in Apo, Abuja
on a two-count charge of fraud.
Count
two of the charge reads:
“That
you, Ernest Jor, sometime in 2007 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High
Court of the Federal Capital Territory, being entrusted with the sum of
N6,000,000.00 (Six Million Naira Only) by MTN Nigeria Communication, for
payment of lease running through August 2007 to July 2017, in respect of plot
No. E17A, District Centre Layout, Kubwa District, with Certificate of Occupancy
No:MTZ/LA/NG/766, belonging to Alhaji Abdulrauf Yusuf, did dishonestly convert
same to your own use and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
311 of the Penal Code Law, Cap 532, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and
punishable under Section 312 of the same Law”.
The
accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
Upon
his plea, counsel to EFCC, C. C Ndubeze urged the court to fix a date for trial
to commence.
However,
counsel to the accused, Chinwe Obiakor prayed the court to grant the accused
bail. Relying on Section 341 sub section 2 of the Criminal Code, Obiakor
assured that his client would not do anything to frustrate his trial if
admitted to bail.
Justice
Ashi granted the accused person bail in the sum of N5m (five million naira) and
two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be residents within the Federal Capital
Territory , Abuja .
The case has
been adjourned to May 20, 2015 for hearing.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
23rd April, 2015
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