The Rivers State High court in Port Harcourt has ordered the arrest of two Italian citizens – Giandomenico Zingali and Davide Anelli – over their refusal to attend court proceedings to answer charges of alleged $119 million power plant fraud.
A certified true copy of the order of arrest was obtained on Friday by this reporter from Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who stood for Rivers State in the matter and moved the motion for the issuance of the bench warrant.Messrs Zingali and Anelli are part of the seven defendants billed for arraignment before the court over their alleged complicity in the 119 million dollars power plant scam.
Details of the charges are: conspiracy contrary to Section 518 and and punishable under Section 518; obtaining credit of $130 million USD by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 Their arraignment on the 16 count-charge marked PHC/3106/CR/2021 has been put off several times by Mr Gbasam due to failure of some of the defendants to be in court.The enrolled copy of the order reads in part: “Upon this matter coming up for plea today before His lordship, Hon. Justice Dr. O.
“Conspiracy to receive credit by false pretence contrary to S. 518 and punishable under S. 518 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 2, Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria, 1999;
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