A Magisterate’s court sitting in Abakaliki Ebonyi state capital has ordered remand of one Mmaduabuchukwu Muoghalu Obi 45 years old Chief priest of the popularly known Okija shrine of Anambra state into Nigeria Correctional center Abakaliki for advance fee fraud.
One Mr Jeffery Okoro-Eze been owed the sum total of five million naira(N5,000,000.00) by Mr Enyinnaya Nweze sometime in March 2023 reported his debtor to the shrine with the aim of recovering the debt having exhausted other avenues to no avail.
Unfortunately,after recovering the said debt of five million naira which was paid into account in a new generation bank number 1691300822 ,he allegedly failed to remit the recovered money as agreed and absconded.
Hence the suit marked MAB/436c/2023 to seek redress.
During police arraignment before Magisterate Ojemba Isuoko ,the defendant had no legal representation and sequel to lack of competent jurisdiction of a Magisterate’s court to hear such matters,the defendant was remanded in Nigeria Correctional center Abakaliki. While the matter was adjourned to 28th day of July 2023 for report of compliance.
The charge reads:
” That you Mmaduabuchukwu Muoghalu Obi aged 45years and others now at large sometime in the month of March 2023 at Access bank Abakaliki in Abakaliki magisterial district did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: Advance fee fraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 8(a) of the Advance Fee fraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 8(a) of the Advance Fee fraud and other related offences Act Cap A6 laws of the federation of Nigeria 2006.
” That you Mmaduabuchukwu Muoghalu Obi and others now at large on the same date, place and in the aforementioned magisterial district did by false pretense and with intent to defraud, obtain the sum of five million naira (N5,000,000.00) through account number 1691300822 Access bank PLC under the guise of recovering debt for one Jeffery Okoro-Eze and Enyinnaya Nweze and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(a) and punishable under section 1(3) and section 11 of the Advance Fee fraud and other related offences Act cap A6,laws of the federation of Nigeria 2006.”
