Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted the request of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arraign a former lawmaker for Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Andy Uba, on a two-count charge bordering on alleged N400 million fraud.
The trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo who granted the Police boss leave to arraign the former lawmaker, fixed February 18, 2025, to take the plea of the defendant following an allegation that he defrauded one Mr. George Uboh, whose petition to the police led to the charge.
Equally cited as 2nd and 3rd defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024, which was filed before the court on October 10, are Crystal Chidinma Uba and Benjamin Etu.
The IGP specifically alleged that the defendants, along with one Hajiya Fatima, who was said to be at large, had, sometime in 2022, conspired and defrauded the complainant.
The former lawmaker and his co-defendants were accused of obtaining by pretense, by making a presentation to Ubah that they had perfected a way to secure the position of the Managing Directorship of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for any person that could afford the sum of N400 million.
The prosecution told the court that the defendants knew that the claim they made in the presentation was not true.
They were said to have committed an offense contrary to Section 8 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
In count two of the charge, the IGP alleged that the defendants and Fatima (at large), had in 2022, conspired amongst themselves, with the intention to defraud, induced Uboh with a presentation that they had perfected a way to give an appointment of the post of MD of the NDDC to who could afford the N400 million.
The defendants were said to have obtained the money and converted it into their own personal use, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related offences Act, 2006.
