EFCC Press Release
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
arraigned one Obiejogo Raymond Azuka
before Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja on a six count charge bordering on
forgery.
Obiejigo,
a Higher National Diploma holder from Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra
allegedly forged a reference letter purportedly from the Honourable Minister of
Finance, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala alongside his curriculum vitae
requesting for employment into the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
EFCC; Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND and Nigerian Security Printing and
Minting, NSPM.
One
of the counts reads:
"That
you Obiejogo Raymond Azuka on or about the 11th day of August 2014 at Abuja
within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,
intentionally induced the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to employ you
as Account Officer II by presenting a forged reference letter titled
"Reference on Obiejogo Raymond Azuka" purportedly made by the
Honourable Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recommending you as a
worthy officer fit for employment and which act caused harm to the reputation
of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and that you thereby committed
an offence contrary to Section 320(b) and punishable under section 322 of the
Penal Code CAP 532 LFN,1990"
The
accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
In
view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Halidu Mohammed urged the court to fix a
date to commence trial and also to remand the accused in prison custody.
However,
the defence counsel, J. E Chukwuemeka through a formal application asked the
court to admit the accused to bail. But, his application was opposed by Mohammed
who asked the court for time to respond.
Justice
Idris adjourned the case to June 2, 2015 for hearing of the bail application
and commencement of trial and ordered the accused to be remanded in Kuje Prison
custody.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
19th May, 2015
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