A Federal High Court sitting in Anambra State and presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, has remanded in prison custody three men, Bureau De Change operator, Chibueze Ojeh, two other ex bankers, Obinna Nwosu and Emeka Njoku suspected to have been involved over allegation of $950,000 fraud.
Upon perfection of bail conditions and granting of bail and released to their lawyers, Ojeh, Nwosu, Njoku, will be imprisoned. They were arraigned on Tuesday, for obtaining money through fraudulent means from a businessman, DAILY POST reports.
The trio had a case of advanced fee fraud, conspiracy to commit felony and obtaining by false pretence preferred against them and some companies by the Inspector General of Police.
In the matter, with Charge No FHC/AWK/ C/25/2020, Simon Lough SAN, Prosecuting Counsel, from the Legal Prosecution Section, Police Headquarters Abuja through Augustine Oboh told the court yesterday, that; “The three suspects, Chibueze Ojeh, Obinna Nwosu, Emeka Njoku and the two companies, Castle Equipment & Logistic LTD and a commercial bank had on between 3rd April 2013 and 31st June 2013 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court while acting in concert and with intent to defraud Chief Nnamdi Ezenwa MD/CEO of Vinna Investment Limited, conspired together to commit felony to wit: obtaining money to the sum of $950,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) from him.”
In the three charges, the prosecuting counsel alleged that the trio acted in concert and deceitfully induced Chief Ezenwa of Vinna Investment through an agreement and collected the said $950,000 presently valued at N551, 000,000 (Five hundred and fifty one million naira) from him on the pretext to transfer the money to his customers in Italy and never did but rather converted same to their personal use.
The offences according to the prosecutor are contrary to sections 8(a) and 1(1) and punishable under sections 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.
