The police arraigned
a 65-year-old man, Nze Corlinius, at a
Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a
Briton, Mr Davis Harries, of N5 million.
He was
arraigned on a four-count charge of criminal conspiracy, impersonation, theft,
and cheating.
The offences
contravene the Penal Code, according to the police.
The
prosecutor, Mr Falode Olutope, told the court that the accused, under false pretense,
fraudulently collected the sum of N5 million from Harries.
Olutope said
Harries, who works at Complete Construction and Technical Services Nig. Ltd,
reported the matter to the police, following which the accused was arrested.
The
prosecutor said the accused also impersonated one Mr Nze Obi from Rivers,
ostensibly to get a contract with the Nigeria Agip Oil Company.
He said the
accused had at different times, conspired with others now at large, to commit
the crime.
The accused,
however, pleaded not guilty.
Senior
Magistrate Christopher Oba admitted him to bail in the sum of N1 million with
two sureties in like sum.
He also
ordered that one of the sureties should be a civil servant of not less than
grade level 10, and the other should own a landed property worth N1 million and
above.
He adjourned
the case to Jan.19, 2015 for further hearing.
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