EFCC Takes Legal Action Against Individual Involved In Alleged N85m Fake Contract Scam In Enugu

EFCC Takes Legal Action Against Individual Involved In Alleged N85m Fake Contract Scam In Enugu....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The Enugu State Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought Ugwu Chekwube before Justice Mohammed Umar at the Federal High Court in Independence Layout, Enugu. The defendant, along with his accomplice Ugo Onuaguluchi, who is currently at large, faces charges related to an alleged attempt to defraud Zod International Developers of N85 million. The funds were supposedly meant to secure a contract for constructing six district hospitals in Ebonyi State……….CONTINUE READING

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According to the EFCC’s statement on Monday, Chekwube is arraigned on four counts, including conspiracy and obtaining by false pretense, all relating to the sum of N85 million. It was revealed that despite receiving the funds, the defendant neither secured the contract nor refunded the money to the petitioner.

One of the counts specifies that Chekwube and Onuaguluchi, between November 2, 2022, and December 6, 2022, within Enugu, conspired to defraud Zod International Developers by falsely claiming they would secure a contract for the construction of six District Hospitals in Ebonyi State.

The charges are brought under Section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and are punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

During the proceedings, Chekwube pleaded “not guilty,” prompting the EFCC counsel, Nuradeen Ingawa, to request a trial date and the remand of the defendant at the Enugu State Correctional Centre. The defense counsel, M. C. Onwuzuruoha, informed the court of a pending bail application.

Justice Umar adjourned the matter to April 17, 2024, for a hearing on the bail application and ordered the defendant’s remand at the Enugu State Correctional facility. The EFCC had earlier arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in various locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who are expected to face court proceedings upon the completion of the investigation.

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