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.
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| Suspect |
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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