by Ranti Joseph
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Chidi Alozie before Justice Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt on a 4-count charge on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretense.
Alozie was alleged to have collected the sum of N132, 000.00 from one Joseph Nicodemus Etete sometime in 2014 to facilitate his employment into an oil company, accusation he pleaded not guilty to and all other count charges.
“That you Chidi Alozie and another (now at large) between January 2014 and February 2014 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did conspire among yourself to commit felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretence by disguising as a staff of Agip Oil Company and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act,” one counts reads.
“That you Chidi Alozie between January 2014 and February 2014 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did obtain a total sum of One Hundred and Thirty Two Thousand Naira (N132,000.00 ) from one Joseph Nicodemus Etete by false pretence by disguising as a staff of Agip Oil Company which pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 ( 3 ) of the same Act,” second counts reads.
Agomoh granted the accused bail to the sum of N500, 000 and two sureties in like sum. The case was adjourned to June 29, for trial.
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