The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Richard Akaighe, before Justice Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State, for allegedly refusing to pay after collecting goods.
Akaigbe was taken to the court on one count of obtaining money by false pretence, a statement by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said.
The EFCC told the court that Richard allegedly obtained N28.3m from one Anunwa Jeremiah through a phoney petroleum products supply deal.
The commission said the accused person refused to pay the complainant the said money after he had supplied five truck load of automotive gas oil to Akaigbe since May, 2012.
The charge reads, “That you Richard Onomeh Akaighe, being the Managing Director of Global Upstream Solution Limited, sometimes in May, 2012 at Effurun, within the Jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, did induce one Anuwa Jeremiah to confer a benefit on you by delivering five trucks of diesel amounting to N28,312,570.00, under a false representation that you shall pay him within two weeks after supply is made, a pretext you knew to be false.”
The EFCC said the accused committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (b) & (2) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Akaigbe, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecuting counsel, F.O Dibang, prayed the court for a date for the commencement of trial.
Abubakar admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N10m and two sureties in like sum. The case was adjourned till January 26, 2014.
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