Two Men arraigns by EFCC for defrauding a South African of $60,000

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the
duo of Nnanna Kalu, 26 and Ukaegbu Arisa Oti, 27, before Justice F. A.
Olubanjo of the Federal High Court Umuahia, Abia State on a 28-count
charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and forgery.

The two are alleged to be part of a five-man syndicate that defrauded
one Michael J. Firm (a South African) of the sum of $60,000 (sixty
thousand dollars) under the pretense of registering his company with
National Agency for Foods Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to
enable it supply the Federal Ministry of Defence with pre-cooked meals
in sachets. Continue...

One of the charge reads: "That you Nnanna Kalu, Ukaegbu Arisa, James
David Njoku (at large), Lekwauwa David Emeragh (at large) and Anyaso
Okoro (at large) on about 3rd June 2013 in Aba Abia State within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with the intent to
defraud obtained the sum of ($37,827,00) thirty Seven Thousand, Eight
Hundred and twenty Seven United States Dollars from Michael J. Firm (a
South African Citizen) through United Bank of Africa (UBA) account
number 3001510615 of Adimigiri Nigeria Limited under the false
pretence that the money is meant to register his company with NAFDAC
for the purpose of supplying Federal Ministry of Defence with
pre-cooked meals in sachet, from South Africa, which pretence you knew
to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section
1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences
Act, 2006 and Punishable Under Section (3) of the same Act."

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.

Thereafter, the prosecuting counsel, Mainforce Adaka Ekwu asked the
court to fix a date for trial and to remand the accused person in
prison custody. Counsel to the accused persons, Saint Moses Ogbonna
asked the court for a short date to enable him file an application for
bail.

Justice Olubanjo adjourned the matter to 15th May 2014 for the hearing
of bail application and 19th June 2014 for trial while the accused
persons are to be remanded in prison custody.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media and Publicity
May 13, 2014