The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Command, has arraigned a couple, Simon Udeani and Dorcas Udeani, before Justice M.G. Umar of the Federal High Court in Enugu.
The charges against them relate to an alleged land fraud in which they are accused of obtaining N2,750,000 by false pretenses.
According to the EFCC statement, the charges state that between July 10, 2019, and December 19, 2019, in Enugu, the couple, with the intent to defraud, induced one Onugu Angela Chinyere to deliver the sum of N2.7 million under the false pretense of selling her a plot of land behind Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ala-Uguaji, along Enugu/Port Harcourt Road.
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The charges are brought under Section 1 (1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The couple pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the prosecuting counsel, Nurudeen Ingawa, requested a trial date, while the defense counsel, E.C. Nwauba Esq, applied for bail.
Justice Umar granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N5 million with one surety in like sum. The case was adjourned until February 6, 2024.
In a separate case, Johnson Aniekwe was arraigned before Justice Cyprian Ajah of the Enugu State High Court on charges of obtaining N9,170,000 by false pretense, forgery, and impersonation.
Aniekwe pleaded not guilty, and the prosecuting counsel, Nurudeen Ingawa, requested a trial date.
The defense counsel, A.G. Anyigo, applied for bail, which was granted by Justice Ajah.
The case was adjourned until March 7, 2024.
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