The office of the Inspector-General of Police has filed
criminal charges against former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim for using the
name of Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to defraud
unsuspecting Nigerians.
The Nigeria Police Force filed the criminal charge against
the former governor, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja.
According to the office of the Inspector-General of Police
in a charge number CR/993/2020, dated September 23, 2020, it accused Ohakim of
fraud and false information.
In addition, the Police alleged that Ohakim claimed in his
statement to the police that he gave Lady Chinyere Lilian Amuchienwa N100
million for his governorship election in 2019, which he could not prove in the
statement.
The three-count charge against Ohakim was signed by one
Stanley Nwodo.
It stated thus: “That you Ikedi Ohakim on or about the 23rd
day of May 2019 at Asokoro, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court
did unlawfully give false information against one Chinyere Amuchienwa that she
threatened you with gun knowing it to be false and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria,
1968.
”That you Ikedi Ohakim on or about the 23rd day of May 2019,
at Asokoro, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully
give false information against one Chinyere Amuchienwa, that you have a plot of
land for sale at Lagos State, knowing it to be false and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern
Nigeria, 1968.
“That you Ikedi Ohakim on or about the 23rd day of May 2019
at Asokoro, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully use
derogatory the name of Raji Fashola as the owner of the purported land situated
at Ikeja, Lagos State and thereby committed an offence punishable under section
140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.”
No date has been fixed for the arraignment.
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