March 10, 2015 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Monday arranged a lawyer, Mrs. Adaobi Ofoma Chuke and another person, Chief James Ofoma for conspiracy and obtaining properties by false pretense to the tune of N58 million.
They were arraigned before Justice B.M. Agishir of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining properties by false pretence to the tune of N 58 million.
One of the charges read: “That you Adaobi A. Ofoma Chuke and Chief James Ofoma sometime in March, 2010 at Enugu within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court did conspire with each other to commit felony to wit: Obtaining Properties by False Pretense and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 8(a) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and Punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.
Following application for bail by the defence counsel, E.N. Onyibor, the first accused, Ofoma Chuke, was granted bail on self-recognition in the sum of N1million( One Million Naira).
She was ordered to deposit her Law degree and Law School certificates, in addition to her international passport with the Court’s Registrar.
The second accused person was granted bail in the sum of N500, 000(Five Hundred Thousand Naira) with one surety who must be a civil servant not below Grade Level 12 or a businessman.
The matter was adjourned to May 26, 2015 for trial.
