The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, October 27, 2016 arraigned one
Moses Godia Shipi, managing director, La Shipson Construction Nigeria Limited
before Justice Hussein Baba-Yusufu of the Federal High Court sitting in
Maitama, Abuja on a 16-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and
obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N6.5million.
Shippi allegedly
conspired with one Harrison Ogar Job (at large) to defraud one Abiola Jacobs of
Delmac Nigeria Limited of the said sum under the pretext that he had a contract
for the supply of crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroluem Corporation,
to Ghana.
The offence is in
contravention of Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related
Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.
Count one of the
charge reads:
The accused
person pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.
Upon his plea,
counsel to EFCC, Diane Nkwap urged the court to fix a date for trial to
commence and asked that the accused person be remanded in prison custody.
But, Shippi’s
counsel, Caleb N. Ramnap prayed the court to admit his client to bail adding
that the offence is bailable.
Justice Baba-Yusuf
admitted the accused person to bail in the sum of N5million with one
responsible surety who must be a civil servant not below GL12 or any other
person who has a landed property within the FCT.
The case has been
adjourned to January 24, 2017 for hearing.
Meanwhile,
one Okunmwendia Victor was also arraigned today before Justice P. I. Ajoku of
the Federal High Court, Benin City on a three count charge bordering on fraud
and obtaining by false pretense.
Okunmwendia
29, a graduate of Delta State university is alleged to have presented himself
as Sister Julia Imoke, founder and coordinator of Happy Home Orphanage in his
attempt to extort money from unsuspecting persons.
One
of the counts reads, “that you
Okunmwendia O. Victor " m" (alias Sister Julia Imoke of Happy Home
Orphanage) and others now at large on or about the 24th of January 2016 in
Benin city, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with
intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of 900 US Dollars from one Ada k.
"F" through Western union
money transfer under the false pretence that you are sister Julia Imoke, the
founder and coordinator of a non existing Happy Home Orphanage, a pretext you
knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a)
of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable
under Section 1(3)of the same Act”.
The
accused person pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
Counsel
to the Commission, M T Iko asked the court to fix a date for trial and to
remand the defendants in prison custody. Attempt by the defense counsel, Osman Idehen
to move for bail was refused by the court.
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