EFCC Press Release
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 arraigned
one Solomon Yakubu Ndam before Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court,
Maitama, Abuja, on a 13-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation and
obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N5,540,000( Five Million, Five
Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira).
Nduma, a
former employee of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, obtained the
money from some unsuspecting persons, claiming that he would help them acquire
some pieces of land being sold by the PHCN.
Count one
of the charges reads: “That you, Solomon Yakubu Ndam, on or about the
18th day of May, 2012 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division
of the High court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, with intent to
defraud did make a forged document titled RE: APPLICATION FOR PLOT
ALLOCATION, REF: 273/ADMIN/20/165/2012, purportedly signed by A.O. Obadofin and
issued by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, Abuja Electricity
Distribution Company acknowledging receipt of payment of the sum of N500,000
(Five Hundred Thousand Naira) from you for land allocation with the intention
of causing it to be believed as genuine and thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Cap 532, Laws of the Federation
of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990.
The
accused pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.
In view of his plea, counsel to the accused, J.D Ndam, moved an oral application for bail.
In view of his plea, counsel to the accused, J.D Ndam, moved an oral application for bail.
However,
prosecution counsel, Samuel Okeleke, opposed the bail application and prayed
the court to remand the accused person in prison.
After
listening to both counsels, Justice Okeke, refused the oral application for
bail sought by the defence counsel and ordered him to file a written bail
application.
Justice
Okeke ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the
case till September 28, 2015 for ruling on the bail application.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
7th July, 2015
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