The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday July 1, 2015, arraigned the duo of Osaze
Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State
High Court, Ikeja on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy to
obtain goods and money by false pretence.
The defendants, Akhigbe and Jindu were
arrested by the EFCC sometime in 2013 based on a petition from one
Jolanta K, an American.
Jolanta alleged that she met jindu, who introduced himself as a
self-employed Caucasian pharmacist, online in June 2012. Impressed by
his profile she “fell in love” with him, and both agreed to get married.
She further alleged that in the
course of the relationship, the defendant at different times hoodwinked
her into parting with over Sixty Four Thousand United States Dollars
($64,000 USD).
Count 2 of the charge reads; “That you,
Osaze Akhigbe on or about the 6th of September 2012 at Lagos within the
Ikeja Judicial Division with the intent to defraud obtained a total sum
of $1,900 (One Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars) from one
Jolanta K. through western union money transfer under the false pretence
that the money represent payment for marriage engagement processes
between you and her in Nigeria and which pretence you knew was false”.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to them.
In view of the plea of the
defendants the prosecution counsel, A. A Akujo asked for a trial date
and prayed the court to remand them in prison custody.
Justice Akapo adjourned the case
till September 21, 2015 for hearing of the bail application and ordered
that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison
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