The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 18, 2017
arraigned one Ikechucwu Duru before Justice A. O. Otaluka of the Federal
Capital Territory High Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja on one-count
charge of obtaining by false pretence.
Duru is alleged to have
sometime between 2012 and 2013 by false pretence and with intent to
defraud, obtained the sum of N86million from Alhaji Aliyu Idris Shuaibu
under the pretext of re-instatement of a plot No 4 Cadastral Zone C10 located at Wumba District and allocation of a new plot of land.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded not guilty.
When the charge was read to him, he pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting counsel, Mukhtar Ahmed, thereafter asked for adjournment
and a date for hearing. He also urged the court to remand the accused in
prison custody pending trial.
But defence counsel, Micheal Eleyinmi, countered and moved for bail application.
But defence counsel, Micheal Eleyinmi, countered and moved for bail application.
His words: “I urge the court to grant bail to the applicant on liberal
terms since he is on administrative bail by the EFCC”, Eleyinmi said.
After listening to the arguments, Justice Otaluka granted bail to the
defendant in the sum of N2million with one surety in like sum. The
surety, who must be a civil servant in Abuja on grade level 14, must
show evidence of being in the service for the next five years.
The judge ordered that the defendant be remanded in Kuje prison pending the fulfillment of the bail conditions, and adjourned to June 5, 2017 for trial.
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