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Lawyer Charged with Alleged N12m Land Fraud in Enugu by EFCC

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January 28, 2025
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The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N12,000,000. 00 (Twelve Million Naira only).

A statement disclosed to newsmen, signed by the commission’s spokesperson Dele Oyewale states that the Count three of the charge reads: “That you, Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo on 15thday of January, 2014 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of Nine Million Naira only (N9,000,000.00) from one Wilson Ikeani Igwe under the false pretence of the sale of three plots of land situated at Emene, Enugu State to him, a pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

Also, Count four of the charge read, “That you, Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo on 15thday of December, 2014 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of Three Million Naira only (N3,000,000.00) from one Wilson Ikeani Igwe under the false pretence of the sale of one plot of land situated at Emene, Enugu State to him, a pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him.

In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Chief Superintendent of the EFCC, CSE Chikezie Raymond Edozie prayed the court for a trial date and for the defendant to be remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility.

However, the defendant, who announced legal representation for himself made an oral application for bail which the court granted on the following terms; 

Two sureties in the like sum of 25million Naira. One of the sureties must have a landed property in Enugu metropolis. The other surety must be a blood relation and must submit three years tax clearance to the court. Both sureties must depose and submit an affidavit of means and the EFCC is to verify the sureties and their addresses within seven working days of receipt of the sureties details. The defendant in addition shall submit to the Deputy Court Registrar his international passport. 

The court thereafter permitted the defendant to go home based on self-recognizance but gave him 10 (ten) days to perfect the bail conditions or the EFCC shall arrest him and take him to a Correctional Facility.

The matter was adjourned to May 13 and 14, 2025 for trial.

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