The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday July 1, 2015, arraigned the duo of Osaze
Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High
Court, Ikeja on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain goods and
money by false pretence.
The defendants, Akhigbe and
Jindu were arrested by the EFCC sometime in 2013 based on a petition from one
Jolanta K, an American. Jolanta alleged that she met jindu, who introduced
himself as a self-employed Caucasian pharmacist, online in June 2012.
Impressed by his profile she
“fell in love” with him, and both agreed to get married. She further alleged
that in the course of the relationship, the defendant at different times
hoodwinked her into parting with over Sixty Four Thousand United States Dollars
($64,000 USD).
Count 2 of the charge reads;
“That you, Osaze Akhigbe on or about the 6th of September 2012 at Lagos within
the Ikeja Judicial Division with the intent to defraud obtained a total sum of
$1,900 (One Thousand Nine Hundred United States Dollars) from one Jolanta K.
through western union money transfer under the false pretence that the money
represent payment for marriage engagement processes between you and her in
Nigeria and which pretence you knew was false”.
The defendants pleaded not
guilty to the charge when it was read to them. In view of the plea of the
defendants the prosecution counsel, A. A Akujo asked for a trial date and
prayed the court to remand them in prison custody. Justice Akapo adjourned the
case till September 21, 2015 for hearing of the bail application and ordered
that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
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