The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission EFCC, on Wednesday September 12, 2012, arraigned Mr. Abdullahi
Mohammed alias Dan Hadeja, 72, before Justice Abubakar Tijani of the Federal
High Court II, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a one count charge of obtaining
the sum of N1, 155, 000 (one million, one hundred and fifty five thousand
naira) under the false pretence that he was a registered distributor of Indomie
noodles.
The one count charge reads: “That
you Abdullahi Mohammed alias Dan Hadeja sometimes in May, 2012, at Port
Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to
defraud obtained the sum of N1,155,000 (one million one hundred and fifty five
thousand naira) from one Ahmed Sani under the false pretence that you are an agent
and registered distributor of Indomie dust from Dufil Prima Company makers of
Indomie Noodles located at Choba, Port Harcourt and was going to get wheat
offal, waste product from the company for him which you know is false and
thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Advanced Fee
Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of
the same Act”.
When the charge was read to the
accused person through an interpreter, Mr. Sani A. Umar, he pleaded not guilty.
Defence Counsel, A. M. Akin then pleaded with the court to grant the accused
person bail, as his alleged offence was a bail able one. The prosecuting
Counsel, Abbiyesuku Endeba did not oppose the bail application.
Justice Tijani granted the accused person
bail in the sum of N1million with one surety in like sum. The surety who must
be within the jurisdiction of the court must have landed property which must be
verified by Court Registrar. The surety must also swear an affidavit of means
and be willing to forfeit the N1m in the event that the accused person jumps
bail.
The court adjourned the case
to November 19, 2012, for trial.
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