The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command arraigned Mrs. Onuaguluchi Ifeakanwa Chris and Mr. Izuchukwu Shedrack David, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Independence Layout Enugu in Enugu State.
The defendants were arraigned for allegedly swindled Mackombo Omoila, the Managing Director/CEO of Architekon Nigeria Limited of the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty-two Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-five Naira (N382,336,955.00) being sum paid for a purported non-existent World Health Organization contract to construct six Unity Houses for hospitals in six Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State.
The five-count charges against Mrs. Onuaguluchi Ifeakanwa Chris and Mr. Izuchukwu Shedrack David are conspiracy, retention of proceeds of crime, and obtaining by false pretense.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Mr. Izuchukwu Shedrack David, Mrs. Onuaguluchi Ifeakanwa Chris and Chief S. C. Ugwuanyi (now at large), sometime between 4th May 2023 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by false pretenses and with intent to defraud, obtained from Architekon Nigeria Limited, an aggregate sum of Three-hundred and Thirty-one Million, Three-hundred and Seventy-six Thousand Naira (331, 376, 000. 00), paid into account number 1534670390, with account name Izuchukwu Shedrack David, domiciled in Access Bank Plc. by falsely representing that the money is meant for counterpart fund for a contract to construct six unity houses for hospitals in six Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State as approved by World Health Organization, a pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
Although the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, counsel to the EFCC, Michael Ikechukwu Ani, and Blessing Obasi prayed the court for a trial date and requested the defendants be remanded at Enugu State Correctional facility.
The defense counsel, E. C. Chinenyeze and C. I. Enechionyia prayer for bail applications on liberal terms was opposed by the plaintiff citing the gravity of their offense and the possibility of them jumping bail.
The matter was thereafter adjourned to June 6, 2024, for a ruling on the bail applications while the defendants were remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility.
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