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EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N85m Contract Fraud in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ugwu Alexander Chekwube, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State.
The defendant was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N85, 000,000.00 (Eighty-five million naira only).
One of the four-count charges reads: โThat you, Ugwu Alexander Chekwube and one Ugo Sunday Onuaguluchi (At large) from 2ndย November 2022, to 6thย December 2022 in Enugu, Enugu State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud induced one Zod International Developers to deliver to you the sum of N85,000,000.00 (Eighty-five million naira), under the pretence that you will help him secure a contract for the construction of six District Hospitals in Ebonyi State 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 1(3) of the same Actโ.
The defendant pleaded โnot guiltyโ after hearing the charges read to him and following plea, ย counsel to the EFCC, Nuradeen Shehu Ingawa, prayed the court for a trial date and the remand of the defendant at the Enugu State Correctional Centre. Defence counsel, M. C. Onwuzuruoha, however,ย told the court about a pending bail application before it.
Justice Umar thereafter adjourned the matter till April 17, 2024 for hearing on the bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded at Enugu State Correctional facility.
Chekwube was arrested by the EFCC for allegedly luring a construction company, Zod International Developers, to pay him N85, 000,000.00 under the pretence that he would help the company secure a contract for the construction of six district hospitals in Ebonyi State. After collecting the said amount, the defendant neither secured the contract nor refund the money to the petitioner.
I am dreaming of watching AFCON 2024 live, and I enquired about flights to Abidjan to watch our Super Eagles play in the finals. I believed that Ivory Coast being so close (an hour and 35 minutes) wouldn't cost me too much. However, my travel agent of over twenty years sent me a price quotation of N2,183,000.00 (two million, one hundred and eighty-three thousand Naira), which was a huge shock. I did the math and realized I would need to save my five months' salary as a Professor of Law on the last professional step to buy one return ticket to a West African country. This is a sad reflection of our current economic realities.
Please refrain from attempting to convert to US dollars- it's extremely depressing and demystifying of a full professor position. This will push the resolve of brilliant young ones we're training and mentoring to take over from us farther away from the classrooms to becoming political aspirants/election delegates.ย
My alternative plan is to cut down on expenses. I have recharged my DSTV for N19,800, and I plan to buy twenty litres of fuel to generate power because we didn't have electricity during the Semifinals. The match is a must-watch for me as it will be a breath of fresh air and a chance for me to forget about Nigeria's many woes.ย
I want to make a public notice for those asking for help that I have been posting that we haven't been paid. Kindly note that my salary, which I received yesterday, has been mortgaged in arrears. Please be patient, and let's hope we get the 8-month arrears from the ASUU strike or that NLC and FGN reach a new deal that will increase my wage. The struggle continues!ย
Good luck to our Super Eagles! You're in my thoughts and prayers!
.. the teller was even saying the 100k (pending transaction ooo) is not guaranteed to come back ๐ก๐ก.. I am making this complain, for higher authorities to look into this fraud!! @FirstBankngr@cbngov_akin1
@FBN_help@cenbank hello.. The sum of 185k was paid to this account (3180514622) on the 7th of Dec 2023 and 80k left the account without any transaction from the owner, then 100k was missing and reflected โpending debt โ .. the owner went to the bank and no explanation was givin