The EFCC yesterday ordered a Gabriel Chimezie before a High court in Kaduna on a four count charge of obtaining money to the tune of 3,420,000 by false pretence.The suspect allegedly convinced the victim through a phone call to part with the money under the pretext that the money was to buy solar halogen indicator which would be supplied to an electrical company in Bayelsa.
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He also induced the complaint to believe they were course-mates at the Ahmadu Bello University and he wanted to be of help to him in securing the contract especially now that he had retired from service.After receiving an alert of 62,000,000 from a claimed-to-be Central bank,the victim called the accused and informed him about the alert.The accused person then send him a phone number of one Joe who supplied him with Guaranty Trust Bank account number where the complainant deposited the sum of N3,420,000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira Only) which according to the accused person was meant for CBN Charge remittance, inspectors charge. After the complainant made the payment, the accused person cut all contact with him.Gabriel pleaded not guilty and applied for bail which was countered by the prosecution counsel and the judge adjourned the case till February 27th for bail ruling application.
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