A Nigerian man, Iheanacho Chikwendu has been jailed by a court in Umuahia, Abia mutter.
Justice Emeka Isiagor of the Federal Excessive Court, Umuahia, Abia Impart convicted and sentenced Chikwendu who’s a wrong Trudge Agent to seven years imprisonment for defrauding his victims the sum of N9 million.
He became jailed on March 19, 2021 after a four-Three hundred and sixty five days trial in a 10-count charge most traditional in opposition to him by the Port Harcourt Zonal Space of business of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Charge, EFCC. The costs bordered on obtaining cash by wrong pretence.
Depend One among the prices reads: “That you just Iheanacho Chikwendu on or about the 15th September, 2016 at Umuahia, Abia Impart for the length of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud obtained the sum of Four Million Naira most efficient N4,000,000.00 by your First Monetary institution Plc Story number 3078148618 by wrong pretense, whereas you introduced your self as a trot back and forth agent to Mary Nwankwo and capable of procuring a Canadian Visa for her daughters, a pretense you knew to be wrong and thereby committed an offence contrary Share 1 (1) (b) of the Reach Charge Fraud and Other fraud Linked Offences Act 2006 and punishable below 1(3) of the identical Act”.
Depend Three Be taught: “That you just Iheanacho Chikwendu on or the 23rd of November, 2016 at Umuahia, Abia Impart for the length of the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud obtained the sum of Three Million Five-Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira most efficient N3,550,000.00 by your First Monetary institution plc Story number 3078148618 by wrong pretense, whereas you introduced your self as a trot back and forth agent to Mary Nwankwo and capable of procuring a Canadian Visa for her daughters , a pretense you knew to be wrong and thereby committed an Offence contrary Share 1 (1) (b) of the Reach Charge Fraud and Other Fraud Linked Offences Act No 14 of 2006 and punishable below Share 1(3) of the identical Act”.
The defendant pleaded “not responsible” to the prices, thereby prompting a corpulent-trial of the case that lasted four years.
Justice Isiagor, in his judgment, stumbled on Chikwendu responsible, convicted and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on counts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and eight, and discharged him on counts 1, 4, 9, & 10 of the prices. He ordered him to create a restitution of N9million to the victim.
