Oshi Luke
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a school
proprietor, Oshi Luke, before Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State
High Court, Nsukka, Enugu State, on 10 counts of stealing.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said
the accused allegedly connived with three employees of his school, OBFO
International Academy, and collected N46, 000 each from 580 candidates
as the registration fee for the West African Senior Secondary
Certificate Examination, May/June 2012 examination, but failed to
register the pupils for the said examination.
The commission said the action was
contrary to Section 342 of the revised Criminal Code of Enugu State and
punishable under Section 353(g) of the same Act.
One of the charges reads, “That you,
Oshi Joel Luke and OBFO international Academy sometime between the
months of September and November, 2012, with intent to defraud, stole
N30,000, property of one Agba Susan, by fraudulently converting the said
sum which was paid to you through Ajah Ndidiamaka into OBFO
International Academy First Bank account No:2008346092 as registration
fees for the 2012 May/June West African Examination Council/National
Examination Council examination to your use and thereby committed an
offence.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N500, 000 with a surety in like sum.
Onovo said the surety must show evidence
of tax clearance for the past three years and must submit two passport
photographs for verification.
The case was adjourned to April 29, 2014 for trial.
In a related development, the accused was also arraigned before Justice N. Ageshi of the Federal High Court, Enugu, Enugu State.
He was arraigned on11counts that bordered on obtaining money under false pretences.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Attempt by the defence counsel, J. O. Mba, to request bail for his client was opposed by prosecuting counsel, A. Moses.
Ageshi adjourned the case till April 4,
2014 for hearing on the bail application and ordered that the accused be
remanded in EFCC custody.
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