The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Kaduna Zonal Office, has today Monday 20th November 2017 arrraigned one Linus Ogbonna before Justice Tukur of the State High Court Kaduna on one count charge of Criminal Breach of Trust.
Linus, who is a businessman dealing in Aluminium roofing sheets with a company named Cornerstone Aluminium Limited in Januray 2017, received 990 square metres of the said product valued at Two Million Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira from the complainant for onward supply to Jaji Military Cantonment Kaduna. However, he only paid N700,000 to the suppliers while efforts to get the balance have failed.
Count one reads, "that you Linus Ogbonna "M" sometime in February 2017, Kaduna within the Judicial Division of this court with intent to defraud obtained property to wit; roofing sheets worth N2, 830,000 from one Yunusa Abubakar under the false pretence that you would pay him on delivery which you fail to do and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the same Act'.
He however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Prosecuting counsel Onyeka Okweozo, urged the court to fix a date for hearing of the matter while the defence counsel M.C Adoku urged the court to grant the accused bail.
Justice Tukur adjourned ruling on his bail application to December 1, 2017 and February 1, 2018 for commencement of trial
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