The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Udemba John Chibuzor before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu.
The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune N85, 500, 000. 00 (Eighty-five Million, Five hundred thousand Naira).
Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Udemba John Chibuzor, sometime on the 6th day of December 2024 in Enugu, Enugu State of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a felony to wit: with intent to defraud, obtained by false pretence the sum of N30, 000, 000. 00 (Thirty million Naira only) from Decent Purch Services & Repairs when you presented yourself as the owner of a property known as “Nitel Staff Quarters” situated at Zik Avenue, Uwani and sold same to them knowing fully well that the said property has been sold to one Mr. Ogbodo Augustine Chimezie, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. No. 14 of 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Count two of the charge reads: “That you, Udemba John Chibuzor, sometime on the 9th day of January 2025 in Enugu, Enugu State of Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a felony to wit: with intent to defraud, obtained by false pretence the sum of N55, 500, 000. 00 (Fifty-five million, Five hundred thousand Naira only) from Decent Purch Services & Repairs when you presented yourself as the owner of a property known as “Nitel Staff Quarters” situated at Zik Avenue, Uwani and sold same to them knowing fully well that the said property has been sold to one Mr. Ogbodo Augustine Chimezie, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. No. 14 of 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
The defendant pleaded “not guilty” to the charges. In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Faruk Abdullah prayed the court for a trial date and for the defendant to be remanded at the Correctional facility.
The matter was thereafter adjourned to June 3, 2026 for trial, while the defendant was remanded at the Correctional facility.
The defendant was arrested when he allegedly sold a property known as “Nitel Staff Quarters” situated in Zik Avenue in Uwani area of Enugu State to Decent Purch Services & Repairs. He fraudulently presented himself as the owner of the said property. After collecting N85, 500, 000. 00 for the property from the petitioner, the defendant switched off his phone and became incommunicado.
The petitioner later discovered that the defendant allegedly used the same property to defraud other unsuspecting victims. #Securitynewsalert.com
