The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday February 2, 2016 charged the couple of Festus Ozemoya and Isaac Ozemoya before Justice G. B. Briki-Okolisi of the State High Court sitting in Effurun, Delta State on a 4-tally charge verging on trick, issuance of flop check and acquiring by false misrepresentation to the tune of N17million (seventeen million naira).
The applicant, Jane Alabi asserted that, Festus Ozemoya (the first denounced individual) drew nearer her at some point in April, 2014 to request assets to back a task he purportedly secured with Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a backup of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for establishment of pumps at Oziegbe Flow Station in Koko, Delta State.
By, the blamed was propelled the whole for N12million with an understanding that the said total would be discounted inside of seven months.
The applicant further asserted that, the first denounced individual presented Isaac Ozemoya (the second charged individual) to her as his business accomplice who likewise secured an agreement with NPDC.
Utilizing the same usual way of doing things, the denounced individual again cheated the complainant to the tune N12million naira (twelve million naira).
The casualty hence appealed to the EFCC after endeavors to get her cash discounted were unsuccessful.
One of the checks peruses:
“That you, Festus Ozemoya approximately February and April, 2014 at Effurun Judicial Division of the High Court of Delta State with aim to cheat did acquire the entirety of Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000.00) from one Mrs Jane Alabi under a false misrepresentation that the installment was to back an agreement you secured with Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) for establishment of pumps at Oziegbe Flow Station in Koko, Delta State which guise you knew not false and along these lines conferred an offense of getting by false falsification in spite of Section (1) (an) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offenses Act, 2006 and culpable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.”
Another check peruses:
“That you, Isaac Ozemoya exchanging under the name of Eshiemokhai and Sons Company at some point in January, 2015 at Effurun Judicial Division of the High Court of Delta State did Fraudulently issued a Guaranty Trust Bank Plc Check No 36836456 of Eshiemokhai and Sons Company dated 31st day of January, 2015 in the total of N3,000,000.00 (Three Million, Naira) for Mrs Jane Alabi which was to settle your budgetary commitment with said Mrs. Jane Alabi and when the said check was displayed for installment, it was shamed because of inadequate assets remaining surprisingly and along these lines conferred an offense in opposition to Section (1) (an) and (b) (i) and (ii) of the Dishonored Checks (Offenses) Act Cap D11 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007.”
They argued not liable to the charge when it was perused to them.
In perspective of their supplication, direction to EFCC, Sadiq Hussaini, encouraged the court to alter a date to initiate trial.
In any case, the guard guide, A. U. Shakaru implored the court to concede the denounced persons to safeguard pending trial.
Equity Briki-Okolosi, conceded the litigants safeguard in the entirety of N5million each, and two sureties in aggregate of N2.5million each. The sureties must be inhabitants inside of the Jurisdiction and more likely than not landed properties which should be confirmed by the court recorder. The sureties should likewise dismiss to testimony of means with two late visas.
The case has been suspended to March 16, 2016 for trial while the blamed persons are to be remanded in jail guardianship until their safeguard conditions are met
EFCC docks two suspected fraudsters for N17m extortion
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