Court Remands Man in Prison Over Alleged Forgery, N340m Fraud In Enugu
- Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, has remanded a suspected fraudster, Kingsley Chinonye Unije, in prison
- Justice M.G Umar gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Unije before the court
- Unijie allegedly obtained money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000
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Enugu state - A suspected fraudster, Kingsley Chinonye Unije, has been arraigned for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000 (Three Hundred and Forty Million Naira only).
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Unije before Justice M.G Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, on five-count charges on Wednesday, November 22.
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According to a statement issued on the EFCC X page (formerly known as Twitter) @officialEFCC, one of the charges was that Unije defrauded and obtained the sum of N170,000,000.00 from Igwe Cosmas Ezeumeh under the false pretence of selling two landed properties known as plot 81 and 304 at New Layout Enugu with the consent of Late Mrs Victoria Unije.
Another charge was that the suspect converted the sum of (120,000,000.00) by purchasing two landed properties in his name, and one in the name of Michael Emeka Bernard knowing that the said money formed part of his unlawful act.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to five counts of charges against him.
Justice Umar remanded the suspect in a Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter to January 30, 2024, for a hearing of the bail application.
EFCC reveals how 26 internet fraudsters were sentenced to prison
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City, sentenced 26 internet fraudsters to prison.
The anti-graft agency said the judgment was delivered on Tuesday, October 17 and Wednesday, October 18, 2023. According to the statement, the suspects were arraigned separately on a one-count charge of unlawful possession of fraudulent documents.
EFCC disclosed that the convicts bagged their imprisonment when they were arrested based on actionable intelligence regarding their involvement in internet-related activities. They were charged to court and convicted.
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Oyewale said Baker Drilling Service mistakenly transferred the sum of N57,5m to Abubakar’s company instead of Bluemoe Trade & Service, adding that accounts are domiciled in the United Bank for Africa(UBA)
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