Four gunmen on Thursday, February
20, 2014 abducted an alleged serial fraudster and suspect in two cases being
handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The suspect, Princewill
Arinze Nwobodo (alias Aboki J. Brown) was abducted by the gunmen within the
precincts of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere where he was to be arraigned before
Justice Aishat Opesanwo on a 4-count charge bordering on obtaining $
92,000(Ninety-Two Thousand United States Dollar) under false pretence. The
arraignment was deferred to March 27, 2014 as the court did not sit.
Nwobodo had previously
been arraigned in two separate courts in Lagos on fraud related charges. He was
docked on October 25, 2013 before Justice Saliu Seidu of the Federal High
Court, Lagos on a 15- count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining under
false pretence. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail. His
inability to meet the bail conditions consigned him to prison custody till
Thursday, February 20.
In the second court, he
was arraigned on November 20, 2013 before Justice Aishat Opesanwo alongside
Katchy Okoye and Matthew Usong on a 12-count charge that borders on conspiracy
and obtaining money under false pretence. They were granted bail but could not
meet the bail terms.
Nwobodo was brought
to court on Thursday from Ikoyi Prison, Lagos. He was snatched by the gunmen
from the Prison Warders who brought him to court.
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