The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Mohammed Abbas before Justice E.A. Obile of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River, for allegedly defrauding one Boco Ika of N7.06m.
Mohammed allegedly obtained N7.06m from Ika through a phony petroleum product supply deal.
EFCC said Boco paid Mohammed to supply 11 trucks of 33,000 litres of petroleum product, adding that the suspect supplied only three trucks.
Muhammed was arraigned on one count of obtaining money under false pretence.
The charge read, “That you, Mohammed Abbas, on 4th of November 2011, at Zenith Bank Plc, Bogobiri Street branch, Calabar within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of N7,063.000.00 from one Boco Charles Ika under the pretext that the money would be used to supply petroleum products to him, a fact which you knew to be false.”
EFCC said the defendant committed an offense contrary to section 1(1) (c) and punishable under section 1(3) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.”
The accused pleaded not guilty.
Justice Obile granted the accused bail in the sum of N2m and one surety in like sum.
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