According to a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), the accused was convicted by Justice Dije Abdou Aboki.
The statement said: “The convict was alleged to have stolen N65,000,000 from one Yusuf Sale Dunari’s fixed deposit account domiciled at Oceanic Bank (now Ecobank) where he was a Branch Manager.
“The convict, who had pleaded not guilty upon arraignment, dramatically changed his plea by admitting his guilt to all the four-count charge.
“The defence counsel pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying that the convict was a first offender, and has aged parents and many dependants.
“But the prosecuting counsel M.M Gambo urged the court to make orders regarding restitution in sentencing the convict.
Justice Aboki, accordingly convicted the accused and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with option of N2m fine on the first count, six months with option of N500,000 fines on counts 2 and 3 and four months imprisonment with option of N500,000 fines on count 4.
“All sentences are to run concurrently.”
Meanwhile, the EFCC said it has arrested Dr. Princewell Arinze Chukwueze for alleged $92,000 scam.
The commission, in a separate statement said: “Chukwueze was arrested in Abuja by operatives of the EFCC after more than two months of frantic manhunt for him.
“His arrest followed an allegation of fraudulent transactions involving him and a notable Bureau de change operator in Lagos on May 10, this year.
“Specifically, Chukwueze fraudulently introduced himself as Aboki J. Brown, a Director of African Development Bank based in Cote D’ Ívoire to the Bureau de change operator at Sura Shopping Complex, Sandgrouse, Lagos. He initially offered to buy $65,000 from him but later increased it to $92,000.
“To pay the naira equivalent of the dollars, he requested the operator to meet him at a branch of Wema Bank Plc in Lekki, Lagos.
When the operator got to the bank with the dollars, Chukwueze fraudulently changed the bank where he intended to offer him the naira equivalent of the foreign currency and pleaded with the operator to accompany him in his siren-blaring Toyota Hilux Pick-Up Van to a “nearby branch of Zenith Bank Plc”.
“En route to the bank, Chukwueze picked up two armed men on the road who forcefully dispossessed the operator of the $92,000.
Chukwueze was arrested in Abuja while he was employing the same antics to defraud another bureau de change operator of $110,000.
“He was also alleged to have defrauded several bureau de change operators in Lagos and Abuja using different gimmicks.
“One of his victims, a lady who would not want to be named, said Chukwueze duped her firm of $110,000. The suspect is also implicated in some other cases being investigated by the EFCC.
“Items recovered from him included 21 different telephone handsets, complimentary cards of African Development Bank bearing Aboki J. Brown, fake $15,000; different cheque books of different banks among others.
“Chukwueze will soon be charged to court.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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why can't efcc do sometin beta dan arressting someone dats working for a living.efcc should go to national assembly,we hav alot of fraudsters inside d house
ReplyDeleteIt will be better if EFCC starts with you cos it is quite obvious you perpetrate evil for a living or how else can one explain your comment above? How could you say someone going about defrauding people is working for a living? Gosh! KJoe
DeleteAboki J Brown is not working for a living....
ReplyDeleteTracking Aboji J. Brown should be the worko of the police, not EFCC
ReplyDeleteThe Igbo man is a very smart and hardworking fellow... EFCC pls go after big fishes
ReplyDeleteDaz not hardworking my man
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