The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 17, 2025
arraigned one Catherine Ijeoma Ugwu before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno
State High Court Maiduguri.
The defendant was arraigned on a four -count charge
bordering on obtaining by false pretence, criminal misappropriation and
cheating by impersonation to the tune of N6, 815,300.00 (Six Million Eight
Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Three Hundred Naira only).
Count one reads: “That you Catherine Ijeoma Ugwu
between the period of June, 2023 to August, 2024 in Maiduguri, Borno State
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud
obtained the aggregate sum of N6, 710,300.00 (Six Million Seven Hundred and Ten
Thousand Three Hundred Naira) from Emmanuel Ani into your bank account:
1778806195 domiciled with Access Bank plc. under the pretence that same
is meant for the upkeep of his purported fiancee, one Miss Chinansa, which you
knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable
under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud related Offences
Act, 2006.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when
they were read to her.
Counsel to the prosecution S.O Saka and Faruku
Muhammad prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of
the defendant in a Correctional Centre.
Justice Kumaliya thereafter adjourned the matter
till April 8, 2025 for commencement of trial and remanded the defendant
in a Correctional Centre.
Ugwu’s journey to the Correctional Centre started when
she obtained the sum of N6.8million by impersonating and pretending to be
the fiancée of the petitioner. When contacted by the
petitioner, the defendant can neither account for or return the
money she collected.
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