The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dragged a Nigerian businessman, Kingsley Akachukwu, based in the United States of America (USA) to a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, for allegedly defrauding one Pastor Udoka Nebonta and four others of about N14.5 million.
Akachukwu is facing a 17-count charge for allegedly receiving the money from the complainants to buy Honda CRV vehicles, auto parts, medical kits and other valuable items from USA and Japan but allegedly failed to do so.
Akachukwu, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which read, in part: “with intent to defraud under the pretence to buy the items which is an offence contrary to Section 1(a) of advance fee fraud and other fraud related offence Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
His counsel, Mr. O.K. Okele, however pleaded with the court to grant his client bail, but this was swiftly objected to by the EFCC counsel, Mr. I.I. Mbachie on the ground that the accused person would jump bail.
Akachukwu has been remanded in the custody of EFCC, while the case has been adjourned till February 16, 2016.
