Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Ikeja High Court, Lagos State, on Thursday convicted a man, Augustine Ezeama, and his wife, Juliet, of $120m fraud.had earlier reported that the couple were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on November 16, 2016, over the alleged fraud.
According to the EFCC, the couple on May 6, 2015, obtained $30,570 from a firm, CIFERCOM LLC, under the pretext that the money was for the registration of the company in Nigeria preparatory to the award of an $8m contract to the firm by the Federal Government. The defendants were charged with seven counts bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences.During Thursday’s court sitting, Justice Hakeem Oshodi found the couple guilty of the charges and convicted them.
The prosecuting counsel was absent in court, while counsel for the second defendant, G.A. Adewunmi, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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