The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Louis Monday Agbede before Justice I.B Gafar of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State.
Agbede, who is also known as Biggy, is being prosecuted for offences bordering on criminal conspiracy, internet fraud and obtaining money by false pretence.
One of the counts reads: “That you Louis Monday Agbede (alias Biggy) on or about the 10th of October, 2014 at Oko, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court obtained the sum of N22,200 (Twenty Two Thousand Two Hundred Naira) from one Anojie Ifeanyi Nwabueze under the false pretence that the money represents payment of school fees you made on his behalf to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, through Isuofia Micro Finance Bank and which pretence you knew was false and contrary to and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.”
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.
Following his plea, the prosecuting counsel, M.O. Eimonye, applied for a trial date and asked that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
Justice Gafar adjourned the case to July 2, 2015 for consideration of bail application and remanded the accused in prison custody.
Media & Publicity
22nd April, 2015
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