The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 31, 2015 arraigned the former executive
secretary of Delta State Scholarship Board, Peter Amromanoh and the Chief
Accountant, Andrew Boji Nkwor before Justice C. O Emifoniye of the Delta State
High Court, Asaba on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.
On the last adjourned date
the duo had challenged both the jurisdiction of the court and the proof of
evidence, stating that it does not disclose the commission of the offence in
the charge.
However, after listening to the
defence and prosecution counsels, Justice Emifoniye today ruled that the court
had jurisdiction and ordered the accused persons to take their plea immediately.
The duo pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
Count 3 of the charge
reads; “ Mr Peter Amromanoh
“M” being the Executive Secretary of Delta State Scholarship Board and Andrew
Boji Nkwor “M” being the Chief Accountant of the Delta State Scholarship Board
sometime between 2008 to 2012 at Asaba in the Asaba Judicial Division of the
High Court of Delta State, stole the sum of N31, 720, 000.00 ( Thirty One
Million , Seven Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira), being money meant for the
payment of Bursary to students of Delta State origin studying in various
institutions of higher learning in the 2008 to 2010 sessions by fraudulently
paying same to ghost students which you knew, not to be true and thus
fraudulently converting the said sum to your own use”
In view of their plea, counsel to EFCC, Steve
Odiase asked for a trial date. The Judge adjourned the matter to April 30,
2015 for trial.
Nkwor is alleged to have
abused his office and, in connivance with the former Executive Secretary
of the Board, Peter Amromanoh, stole monies meant for the payment of bursary to
Delta State students studying in various
institutions of higher learning. They are also alleged to have paid bursary to
“ghost” students.
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