The duo of Bernard Chukwuma Muoghalu and Anyiam Isabella have been docked before Justice V. N. Agbata of the Anambra State High Court, Onitsha, on a 12-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence.
The accused who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, allegedly conspired and obtained various sums of money totalling N1,800,000.00 (one million, eight hundred thousand naira) from some job seekers with promise of helping them to secure jobs with the Onitsha North Local Government Council.
After collecting money from them, the accused persons issued fake employment letters to the applicants and asked them to report for work, assuring that their names were already on the payroll.
The bubble burst when, after several months of working without pay, the job seekers discovered they had been duped.
Count two of the charge against the duo reads: “Bernard Sunday Chukwuma Muoghalu and Anyiam Isabella sometimes in November 2011 in Onitsha, Anambra State within the jurisdiction of the Anambra State High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N320, 000.00 (three hundred and twenty thousand naira) from Mr. Okey Obiagwu under the false pretence that you have secured a job for Mrs. Okey Okeke Anuri Obiagwu at Onitsha North Local Government Council, which pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence”.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the charges and were granted bail in the sum N500, 000.00 (five hundred thousand naira) each and a surety in like sum. The sureties, who must reside within the jurisdiction of court, are to present to court, two passport photographs and evidence of tax payment for the past three years.
The matter was adjourned to July 1, 2014 for trial.
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Posted: at 21-05-2014 10:35 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
when i get chance to steal for nigeria i go try make the money reach like 10 billion naira, after all court go ask me to pay back 1 million naira or less.if i be that boy wey steal dollars for airport days ago i for no run again,highest court go grant me bail with the sum of 1 million naira with 2 sureties
Posted: at 21-05-2014 05:08 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
akinmanchy at 21-05-2014 05:41 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Poor man wey steal maggi we go see him face for crime fighter, big man wey steal (huge) money we no go see him face for crime fighter. Foolish,senseless,biased,corrupt EFCC. And BTW,they have not even been convicted by the court of law,why showing the "innocent" people face on the internet thereby giving the general public the impression that they are criminals. My law book says...an accused is innocent until proven guilty. Crazy EFCC
Life na jeje so just try to take am softly
Posted: at 21-05-2014 05:41 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
Unfortunately they are biafrans jt like some of u here saud but EFCC, relaese dis pple and prob ur pple in govt. Leave d poor alone. Though I don't justify them.
Posted: at 21-05-2014 06:10 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Unfortunately they are biafrans jt like some of u pple here said but EFCC, release dis pple and prob ur pple in govt. Leave d poor alone. Though I don't justify them.
Posted: at 21-05-2014 06:11 PM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero