on Monday, May 11, 2015 arraigned Uchenna Nwako,
Ejikeme Oluchukwu, Nnamani Ikechukwu, Ibeh kodili
Martins and Nwako Victoria Ifeoma before Justice D.V
Agishir of the Federal High Court, Enugu, on a 16-count
charge bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining
N26,338,000 by false pretence.
The five accused persons were picked up by EFCC
operatives on February 27, 2013 after intelligence
reports indicated that they were involved in fraudulent
activities bordering on cybercrime.
Part of the charge read: "That you Uchenna Nwako,
Ejikme Oluchukwu, Nnamani Ikechukwu, Ibeh Kodili
Martins and Nwako Victoria Ifeoma sometime in
November 2012 in Enugu, Enugu State within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria,
conspired among yourselves to commit an unlawful act
to wit: obtaining money by false pretense and thereby
committed an offense contrary to Section 8(a) and
punishable under section 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud
and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
"That you Nwako Victoria Ifeoma and Uchenna Nwako
on or about October 18, 2012 in Enugu, Enugu State
within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of
Nigeria, concealed and disguised the origin of the sum
of N8,940,000 which is proceed of an unlawful activity
by causing the said money to be paid into the Zenith
Bank account number 1013144345 of Ifechina
Enterprises Limited, a private limited company jointly
owned by both of you, and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 15(2)(a) and punishable
under Section 15(3) of the Money Laundering Act , 2011
(As Amended)."
They however, pleaded not guilty, when the charges
were read to them. In view of their plea, the EFCC
counsel, M. A. Ekwu, requested for a date to be fixed
for trial of the accused persons to begin.
Defence counsel, A. Oyenkwere, however requested
bail for his clients, which was opposed by Ekwu. Ekwu
argued that only Ikechukwu who had honoured the
terms of the administrative bail deserved bail.
Ikechukwu was thereafter granted bail in the sum of
N1,000,000 with one surety who must be either a
seasoned businessman that owns a landed property
with a C of O, or a civil servant of Grade Level 15 or
above.
The case was adjourned till May 13, 2015 for
consideration of the bail application of the other
accused persons, who were ordered to be remanded in
EFCC custody.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
12th May, 2015
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