Press Release
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recorded its first conviction for 2015
on Wednesday January 28, 2015 as Justice A. Ongetenu of the Federal High Court
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, convicted and sentenced one Monday Agha to 10 years
imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining
money by false pretence.
Agha, who was
arraigned on July 20, 2013, allegedly fraudulently opened several accounts in
different banks using fictitious names with which he conspired with one Moses
to defraud some unsuspecting victims.
After diligent
prosecution, Justice Ongetenu convicted the accused on six of the eight count
charge preferred against him and sentenced him to 10years imprisonment.
The convict was also ordered to pay
N2,730,000 (two million, seven hundred and thirty thousand naira) in
restitution to the complainant.
One of the charge reads: “that you Agha
Monday (a.k.a Nwachukwu Peter Elom), Elder Emmanuel Elom, (at large) Obinna
Chijioke (at large) Agatha Chigbata Munachi (at large) Anthonia C. Nwigwe (at
large) Hon. P. A. Odonio (at large) sometime between December 2010 and April 2011
in Ebonyi State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria,
Abakaliki with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of five hundred and fifteen
thousand naira (N515,000.00) from Chinyere Bright through Oceanic Bank (now Eco
Bank) account number 0190001034503 by false pretence that the said Chinyere
Bright has been awarded a contract for the printing and supply of 25,000 pieces
of polo shirts by the Government of Ebonyi State and the said money is for
mobilisation and processing of the said contract, which pretence you knew to be
false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of Advance
Fee Fraud and other fraud Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under
Section 1(3)of the same Act”.
The convict had previously been convicted
by a Federal High Court, Enugu and sentenced to 7 years in prison for
defrauding a University don of N805,000.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
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