The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 secured the
conviction of one
Godwin Nnam Okeke before Justice
M. N. Yinusa of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu.
The convict, who had evaded arrest for
several months, was eventually arrested on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 and was
arraigned five days after on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false
pretence the sum of N2, 150, 000. 00 (Two Million, One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Naira).
Okeke had allegedly sold a landed
property located at Trans-Aero Drome in Umuchigbo, Nike, Enugu State to the
petitioner, Nnamdi Okebugwu , for the sum of N2,150,000.
However, the petitioner, who had made an
initial payment of N1.8million (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira), was
later informed that the property had been earmarked for demolition to pave way
for road construction by the government.
According to the petitioner, when he confronted
the convict about his findings, Okeke quickly offered to sell another piece of
land to him for N350, 000.00
He, however, found out that the piece of land was
in dispute, after paying the sum of N350, 000.00.
Efforts by the petitioner to get back
his money were unsuccessful, as the convict became evasive.
Delivering his judgment today, Justice
Yinusa sentenced him to three years imprisonment without an option of fine.
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