EFCC Arraigns Man for N340m Fraud In Enugu
EFCC Arraigns Man for N340m Fraud In Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has arraigned one Kingsley Chinonye Unije, for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering.
The suspect was arraigned on Wednesday to the tune of N340,000,000 before Justice M.G Umar of Federal High Court sitting Enugu, on five-count charges bordering on forgery, obtaining money by false and money laundering.
According to EFCC, in May 2022 Unije obtained N170,000,000 from Igwe Cosmos Ezeumeh under the pretext of selling two landed properties to him but ended up defrauding his.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him, and in view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Al’qasim Jaafar prayed for a trial date and the remand of the defendant in a Correctional Centre.
The defence counsel, Beatrice Nwatueze prayed the court for the bail of his client, but after listening to both counsels, the judge remanded the suspect in prison and adjourned the matter to January 30, 2024 for hearing of the bail application.
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