A Federal High Court in Lagos, has ordered that a suspected deaf man, Jackson Ndubuisi, who was accused of fraud and impersonation be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services NCoS pending the hearing and determination of his bail application.
Justice Deinde Dipeolu fixed March 13, for further hearing on the matter.
The operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, in an amended charge marked FHC/L//2026 arraigned him over alleged conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, N37.2 million fraud and impersonation.
The prosecutor Barrister S. O. Ayodele, told the court that the defendant and others now at large, committed the alleged offences sometimes in the month of March 2024, .
According to him, the defendant and others at large, defrauded their victims- Ebenezer Omowunmi and Alexander Fiyankinnu, with false pretence of transporting over 45 empty containers for them.
He was alleged to have impersonated one Nyeche Ndidi Osogor, the name he allegedly used to defraud his victims.
The offences are contrary to sections 8(a) and 1(1)(c) punishable under section 1(3) a of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences hae 2000, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. And sections 383 and 424 of the criminal code Act. Cap C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and punishable under section 3 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.The prosecutor asked for a trial date, and prayed the court to remand him pending the determination of the charge.
His prayer was granted by the court.
The amended charge against the defendant reads: “That you Jackson Ndubuisi “M” and others now at large sometimes in the month of March 2020, in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division of the Federal High Court, did conspired among yourselves to commit felony to wit, Obtaining goods by false pretense and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 8(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences hae 2000, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
“That you Jackson Ndubuisi ‘M? and others nov at large, on the sane date time aid place, and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, did by false pretence and with intent to defraud, obtained goods Forty Five empty cont:iners) valued at the sum of Fourteen Mi lion Naira (N14,000,000;00k) from one Ebenezer Omowunmi and Alexander Fiyankinnu and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(c) and punishable under section 1{3) of the Advance fee Fraud a d other reli ted offences Act 2006, Laws 0, the Federation of Nigeria.
“That you Jackson Ndubuisi ‘M? and others now at large, on the said date, time and place and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, did by false pretense and with an intent to defraud, Obtained the sum of Nine Million Naira (N9, 000, 000:00K) from one Ebenezer Omowunmi and Alexander Fiyankinnu under the guise of transporting Forty five containers to one of the Lagos Ports at the rate of Two hundred thousand Naira per container (N200, 000: 00k), a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(c) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance fee Fraud and other related offence Act 2006, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
“That you Jackson Ndubuisi ‘M’ and others no at large on the same date, time and place and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, did steal 45 containers worth the sum of twenty three million Naira (N23, 000, 00 000k) property of one Ebenezer Omowunmi and Alexander Fayankinnu, and thereby committed an offence Contrary to section 383 and punishable under section 3 of the Criminal Code Act Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you Jackson Ndubuisi ‘M’ on the same date, time and place and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, with intent to defraud one Ebenezer Omowunmi and Alexander Fayankinnu, did impersonate yourself as one Nyeche Ndidi Osogor and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 424 of the criminal code Act. Cap C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria”