The Enugu Zonal office of EFCC on Monday, February 18, 2019 arraigned
an Abuja based car dealer, Obinna Clement Ogbuehi before Justice A.A.
Nwobodo of the High Court of Enugu State on a two-count charge of
obtaining under false pretences and criminal conversion of $25,300
(Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred U.S Dollars).
Ogbuehi‘s offence according to the charges amount to stealing
contrary to Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law of Enugu State, and
Obtaining Money by False Pretences contrary to Section 1 (1) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, both of which
are punishable under the same laws.
According to the petitioner, the defendant was commissioned to
purchase and import a 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited from the U.S.A.
which was duly paid and he personally gave a delivery date of the
vehicle which was never honoured after several months and that efforts
to have his money refunded equally failed.
Investigations carried out by the Commission revealed that the
defendant who admitted receiving the money never paid same to any dealer
in the United States of America. It was also discovered that he rather,
diverted it to the purchasing and shipment of two Toyota Corolla 2010
model and one Toyota Camry Sedan 2011 model which he later sold and
converted the proceed to personal use.
He pleaded not guilty to the two counts preferred against him and was
granted bail in the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira) with one
surety in like sum who must be a senior civil servant not less than
grade level 12. He was also to deposit his international passport to
the court and to remain in EFCC’s custody pending the perfection of his
bail conditions.
The case was adjourned to September 18, 24, 26, and October 2, 8, and 9, 2019 for hearing
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