Admin l Saturday, December 12, 2020
IKEJA, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Ltd and its owner, Kelechi Mbagwu for offences bordering on obtaining money under false to the tune of N25 million.
Counsel to the EFCC, Abdullahi Mohammed told Justice Sherifat Solebo on Friday that the defendant Obtained money by false pretence contrary to Section 1{3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.
According to him, Kelechi Mbagwu and his company CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Ltd committed the offence Between 12″ February and 14 September, 2018 in Lagos.
He told the court that Kelechi and his company obtained the sum of N25,000,000.00 by false pretence from Okafor Ameachi Sixtus by falsely representing to him that the two Residential plots of land in Pearl Garden Estate, Sangotedo, Lagos he gave to him were genuine. But both defendant denied all the allegations preferred against them.
Consequently, prosecution urged the court to remands the first defendant in the custody of EFCC on the ground that he is still having up to 13 different cases the tune of N2.3bn.
Counsel to the defendant R.A Aladesonmi informed the court of his intention to file motion for bail because the offence for which the defendants were charged is a bailable. In her short ruling, the judge ordered that the first defendant be remanded in the custody of EFCC pending any application bail. Justice Solebo later adjourned the case to 2nd of February, 2021 for trial.
