The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 9, 2016 arraigned one Signor Kanu before
Justice A. O. Otaluka of the FCT High Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja on one count
charge of fraud.
Kanu was alleged to have defrauded
one Stanley Ojigbo to the tune of N9.8million for a non-existent contract.
After several months of waiting and the accused could neither deliver on his
promise nor refund the money, the complainant decided to petition the EFCC.
The charge reads:
“That you, Signor Kanu on or about
the 25th of March 2011, in Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court with the intent to defraud through a medium of contract induced
by false pretence did obtain the sum of Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Naira only (N9,800,000.00) form one Mr. Stanley Ojigbo and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section1 (1),(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related
offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section1(3) of the same Act.”
The accused pleaded not guilty when
the charge was read to him.
In view of his plea, counsel to
EFCC, Shata Jamila asked the court for a date to enable her present her witnesses.
But, counsel to the defendant, Udo
Udofia through an oral application prayed the court to admit his client to
bail.
The case has been adjourned to
Monday, June 13, 2016 for the hearing on the bail application
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