By Awaal GataBy Chizoba Ogbeche
Abuja
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday arraigned Professor Brimmy Asekhruagbon Uzimeghan Olaghere, before Justice U.P Kekemeke of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo, on a two-count charge, bordering on obtaining goods and cars by false pretence.
A press statement signed by the spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, yesterday, said Olaghere was alleged to have defrauded Okwosu Chinedu and Joyjoe Global Link Limited to the tune of N56, 032,000.
He said count one read:
“That you Brimmy Asekhruagbon Uzimeghan Olaghere sometime in July 2014 in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did, with intent to defraud, obtained various goods worth N230,000 from OKWOSU CHINEDU under false pretence that the said goods were meant for UNITED AFRICA STATES which you knew to be false and 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 Act.”
Count two read:
“That you Brimmy Asekharuagbon Uzimeghan Olaghere sometime in July 2014 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did, with intent to
defraud, obtained eight cars/goods worth the sum of N35,800,000 from one JOYJOE GLOBAL LINK LIMITED under false pretence that the said cars were meant for UNITED
AFRICAN DIASPORA STATES, UNITED AFRICAN STATES, NEW AFRICA’S WORLD BANK and FEDERATED UNITED AFRICAN STATES which you knew to be false and 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 Act.”
The spokesperson said the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him and following his plea, counsel to EFCC, Onjefu Obe, asked the court for a trial date to present his witnesses.
According to him, the defence counsel, Ochumba Kingsley, however, urged the court to admit his client to bail, assuring that the accused person will be available to face his trial.
H said Justice Kekemeke, thereafter, admitted the accused person to bail in the sum of N20 million and two sureties in like sum, the sureties must be senior civil servants and have landed property in the FCT.
The case was adjourned till October 26, this year, for commencement of trial.
