The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on March 10, 2015 arraigned Samuel Denedo, Okpako Ejiro and a
company, Denox Trust MPCS Limited before Justice M.T Abubakar of the Federal
High Court, Warri, Delta State on a 2- count charge bordering on Conspiracy and
Obtaining Money by False Pretence to the tune of N643, 000.00 (Six Hundred and
Forty Three Thousand Naira).
The accused persons allegedly collected
various sums of monies from unsuspecting members of the public under the guise
of running an investment scheme, for which they were promised mouth watery
interest.
But
they diverted the funds to their own use.
Count
two of the charge reads , “That you
Samuel Denedo, Okpako Ejiro and Denox Trust MPCS Limited on or about the 30th
day of January, 2010, at Ughelli, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of six hundred and forty three
thousand naira from Okulonye Pius under the false pretence of an investment
scheme and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2004 and punishable
under section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
They pleaded
not guilty to the charge.
In view of the
pleas of the accused persons, the prosecution counsel M.T Iko asked the court
for a trial date.
In
response, the defence counsel M.B Erhire presented an oral bail application for
his clients but Justice Abubakar adjourned the matter to May 6, 2015 for trial
and remanded the accused in prison custody.
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