The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, July
25th, arraigned one Samuel Sunday Ovute, a business man and owner of
Obuegu & Sons Enterprises, on a two count charge bothering on
issuance of dud cheques and obtaining by false pretence, the sum of One
Million, Six Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Four Hundred Naira (N1,
662,400.00), before Hon. Justice K.I Okpe of the State High Court 11,
Enugu.
It was alleged by a petitioner, that sometimes around April 2015, Ovute,
a business man who deals in liquor fraudulently and with intent to
defraud, issued Fidelity bank cheques to the tune of Nine Hundred and
Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Naira (N914, 380.00) and Nine
Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Naira (915,690.00)
respectively, being payment for liquor supplied to him by the
petitioner.
The cheques were however returned due to insufficient fund in the
accused person’s account and that all efforts made to recover the said
amount from the accused proved abortive and instead of repaying the said
monies, he went ahead to acquire properties/goods, opened a new shop
and continues his business somewhere within Enugu metropolis. The case
has been adjourned to 26th and 27th of September 2016 for accelerated
hearing.

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