The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) today arraigned one Dr M.O Shona of Mos-Metro Hospital, Tudunwada, Sabon Gari, Kano before Justice
Nuhu Y. Galandanci of State High Court Kano on one count charge bordering
on advance fee fraud.
The accused allegedly defrauded his former
employee of her pension contributions over a ten year period. The victim, Mrs
Elizabeth Ekodi alleged that she worked with Mos-Metro Hospital as a Nurse from
2005 to 2015 during which she was enrolled by the hospital management into the
compulsory contributory Pension Scheme with NPLC Pension Fund Administrator.
She further stated that deductions were made from her salary during the period but
upon termination the of her appointment she went to her Pension Administrator
to collect her contributions only to discover that no remittance was made into
her account.
The charge reads: “That you Dr.
Michael O. Shona and MOS-Metro Hospital Limited between 2009 and 2015 at Kano
within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Kano State with the intent to
defraud did obtain the sum of N 715,800.30 from one Elizabeth Ekodi ( former
staff of MOS-Metro hospital limited) being part of her contributory pensions
scheme on the pretence that you will remit same to her Pension Fund
Administrators which pretence you knew to be false thereby committed an offence
contrary to section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud Related Offence Act, 2006
and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.
He pleaded not guilty when the charge
was read to him.
Justice Galadanci admitted the
accused to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum. The case
has been adjourned to February 24, 2016 for commencement of proper trial.
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