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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday November 27, 2013 arraigned one Richard Onomeh Akaighe, before Justice Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. Richard allegedly obtained the sum of N28, 312,570 (Twenty Eight Million, Three Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred and Seventy Naira) from one Anunwa Jeremiah through phony petroleum products supply deal.
According to the
complainant, the accused person refused to pay him the said sum, being the cost
of five truck load of automotive gas oil which he supplied to Chevron yard in Delta State
since May, 2012.
The charge reads, “that
you Richard Onomeh Akaighe being the Managing Director of Global Upstream
Solution Limited sometimes in May, 2012 at Effurun within the Jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did induce one Anuwa Jeremiah to
confer a benefit on you by delivering five trucks of diesel (AGO) amounting to
Twenty Eight Million Three Hundred and Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and
Seventy Naira (N28,312,570.00) only under a false representation that you shall
pay him within two weeks after supply is made, a pretext you knew to be false
and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (b) & (2) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable
under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
When the charge was read
to the accused, he pleaded not guilty.
In view of his plea, the
prosecuting counsel, F.O Dibang prayed the court for a date for the commencement
of trial. But defence counsel, Jah’swill Onyemah-Iwe urged the court to grant
the accused bail.
Justice Abubakar granted
the accused bail in the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10, 000,000.00) and two
sureties in like sum. The sureties must be senior civil servants, one of whom
must be on GL15.
The case has been
adjourned to the January 26, 2014 for the commencement of trial.
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