The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos
State, has arrested the 60-year-old Managing Director of De-Anchor Limited.
Mr. Uche Philips Ehiemere was arrested by SFU
detectives on March 1, 2013, based on a petition filed against him by the
Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE).
According to SFU spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu,
the NSE alleged that Uche Philips Ehimere was appointed in 1999 as its Property
Manager to collect revenue from its tenants at the NSE’s Building Lagos with
the mandate to retain 5% of such rents as service/maintenance charge and remit
the balance to NSE’s account.
But that upon the reconciliation of the accounts, in
August, 2012, it was discovered that the said Uche Philip Ehiemere has
fraudulently converted N190, 000,000, being
the total sum collected to his use without remitting same to NSE’s account.
Isintume Agu further alleged that suspect also stole
diesel and generator batteries between September, 2012 and January, 2013.
“Aside this, the suspect has specifically collected N10,606,100.40 and N5,234,048.40 from two tenants of NSE, namely, Central Securities
and Clearing System (CSCS) and First Bank respectively. The suspect will be
charged to Court soonest,” said Isintumu Agu.
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