A Federal High Court, Enugu on Monday
remanded one Gift Onyegam for allegedly defrauding a visually impaired
teacher, Mary Ihekanacho, of N830,000.
He was arraigned before Justice M.
Shuaibu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on four counts
of obtaining money under false pretences.
A statement by the EFCC Acting Head,
Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said, “The accused, who hails from
Etche Local Government of Rivers State, was working as a security guard
with Anti Risk Security Company in Port Harcourt, Rivers State when he
and three others conspired to defraud Ihekanacho.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
“The case has been adjourned till June
21, for ruling on the bail application, while the accused is remanded in
prison custody,” the statement added.
The charges against the accused read in
part, “That you Gift Onyegam, Sunday Promise (at large), Okon Ayebaye
(at large), and Opurum Emeka (at large), sometimes in August 2012, in
Enugu within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court defrauded
N541,000 from Rosemary Ihekanacho.
“This act was done through a First Bank account number 3050676816 belonging to Okon Susan by false pretence.
“The said money is meant for securing a
job for her son at Shell Petroleum Development Company, which pretence
you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 1, (1) (a) of Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act
2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act.”
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make dem blind the Guard leave so that em go understand and FEEL the wickedness in wetin em do.
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