EFCC Press Release
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday June 22, 2015
arraigned one Ifeanyi Ozoh before
Justice B. O Quadri of the Federal High Court, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State on a
two count charge bordering on fraud.
Ozoh pleaded
not guilty to the charge preferred against him
The
accused persons allegedly collected various sums of money from one Nwachukwu
Pleasure on the pretext that the money would be used to procure an Arik Airline
ticket to Lagos to enable the victim attend a job interview with the airline.
The
petitioner alleged that he received a call from the accused, who introduced
himself as a senior staff of Arik Air. He told him that there are job opportunities at Arik Air and that he should
pass the information to his church members, which he did. Members of the
congregation contacted the accused who asked them to pay various amounts for
their flight tickets for the interview. They were provided with the account
details of one Edmund Anyanwu with a new generation bank, to which they paid
the money.
The
offence is contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other
Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same
Act”.
In view
of his plea, counsel to EFCC, J. N Dogonyaro asked for a date for trial to
commence, but the defense counsel, Ekeya Ezeke formally sought for bail of the
accused.
Justice
Quadri admitted the accused to bail in the sum of Fifty Thousand Naira
(N50,000.00) and one surety in like sum. The surety who must be resident within
the jurisdiction the court must have a fixed and traceable address to be
verified and attested by the prosecution.
The case
has been adjourned to October 19, 2015 for trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
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