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The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Okeke Ejike Callistus, a fake Bureau De Change operator before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State.
Callistus
was arraigned on a ten-count charge bordering on forgery and stealing to the
tune of N78, 295, 000 (Seventy-eight million, Two hundred and Ninety-five
thousand Naira).
Count one
of the charge reads: “Mr. Okeke Ejike Callistus (trading under the name and
style of Nwachimereze Amen Resources), sometime on the 2nd of
May, 2024, at Onitsha, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Anambra
State, did commit a felony to wit: stealing by fraudulently converting to your
personal use the sum of N62, 745, 000. 00 (Sixty-two million, Seven hundred and
Forty-five thousand Naira) being property of Ezegwu Leonard Chinedu trading
under the name and style of Leatez Enterprises and thereby committed an
offence”.
Count two
of the charge reads: “That you, Okeke Ejike Callistus (trading under the name
and style of Nwachimereze Amen Resources), sometime between the 3rd to
the 7th of May, 2024 at Onitsha, within the jurisdiction of the
High Court of Anambra State, did commit a felony to wit: stealing by
fraudulently converting to your personal use the sum of N15, 550, 000. 00
(Fifteen million, Five hundred and Fifty thousand Naira) being property of
Ezegwu Leonard Chinedu and thereby committed an offence”.
The
offence contravenes Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 36, Anambra State
and punishable under Section 353 (12) of the same Law.
The
defendant pleaded “not guilty” to the charges preferred against him by the
Commission and in view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Commander of
the EFCC, ACE II Rotimi Enitan Ajobiewe prayed the court for a trial date and
for the defendant to be remanded at the facility of the Nigerian Correctional
Service.
However,
defence counsel, Hypolite Ohaneche informed the court about a pending
bail application before it, moved it and prayed the court to admit his client
to bail.
Ajobiewe
opposed the bail application on the ground that “there is
likelihood of the defendant jumping bail due to the fact that he previously
jumped bail granted him by the Commission”.
After
listening to both sides, Justice Onyefulu granted the defendant bail in the sum
of N50million with two sureties. One of them must have a tax clearance
certificate. The sureties must be related to the defendant, live within the
jurisdiction of the court and have a National identification Number.
The
defendant was arrested when a petitioner, Ezeugwu Leonard Chinedu,
claimed that he gave him the sum of N78, 295, 000 for onward
transmission to his business partner in China.
Instead of
remitting the money, the defendant remitted some and sent telex copies of
“ABA Bank of Cambodia” for the outstanding amount, which upon
presentation to the partner in China, were found to be fake.
During the
course of investigation, the defendant admitted receiving the said sum but
added that he diverted part of the money for his personal use.
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