The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate has arraigned Mbah Chidinma Sophina, female, on a three count charge before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Independence Layout, Enugu.
The three-count charge borders on possession of fraudulent documents, forgery and identity theft.
A statement released in the Commission’s official social media X account reveals the 3 count charges: “That you, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, sometime between 1st of January, 2026 to 30th of April, 2026 at Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud, had in your possession, a document asserting that you are Florence-Gweh Togba Doaryenneh, which to your knowledge contained a false pretense and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 6 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Count two reads: “That you, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, sometime between 1st October, 2023 to 25th October, 2023 at Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, with intent to defraud, knowingly forged a Last Minute Healthcare card with number 03332408969 bearing the name of Florence-Gweh Togba Doaryenneh which you knew was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, 2004 and punishable under the same Section of the Act”.
To the two count charges against the defendant at the Federal High Court, Enugu, she pleaded not guilty.
Hence Counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Superintendent, ASE II, Ahmad Yusuf Abdullahi prayed the court for a trial date to enable the prosecution prove its case and for the defendant to be remanded at the facility of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, Enugu, but the Defence Counsel, M. I. Odo prayed the court for a short date to enable him file a bail application for the defendant.
After presentation of their cases, Justice Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Enugu adjourned the matter to November 19, 2026 for trial and remanded the defendant at the facility of the NCoS.
Apart from the 2 count charges against Mbah Chidinma Sophina before the Federal High Court, Enugu, she is equally being prosecuted by the EFCC before Justice C. A. Ogbuabor of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu on a two-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining by false pretense to the tune of Nineteen Million, Eighty-Four Thousand Naira, (N19, 084, 000). She was granted bail and the matter adjourned to September 18, 2026 for trial.
“The defendant was arrested, following claims of a petitioner that sometime in 2024, he informed the defendant whom he met on Tik-Tok, of his intention to relocate to the United Kingdom through a Certificate of Sponsorship, CoS in order to work as a caregiver.”
“After paying the said sum to the defendant for the procuring of a CoS, the defendant allegedly failed to deliver documents as promised to him, before blocking him.”
“In the course of investigation, operatives of the Commission executed a search at her residence and recovered an identification card bearing the defendant’s photograph with the name, Florence-Gweh Togba Doaryenneh.”
