The arraignment of businessman Moses Erih and Micmerab Resources Nigeria Limited, a firm, over property fraud-related offences, has been scheduled for October 5, 2023, by the Federal High Court in Apo, Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought a four-count charge against the defendants, including allegations of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretenses, and forgery.
According to Richard Dauda, the counsel for the EFCC, these offenses violate Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and are punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
Additionally, the alleged offenses contravene Sections 363, 366, and 368 of the Penal Code Act, 1990, with punishment prescribed under Section 364 of the same Law.
The arraignment of the defendants was postponed due to the absence of their lawyer, leading to the adjournment of the matter until October 5, 2023, for the arraignment to take place.
One of the counts in the change numbered CR/163/2023, reads: “That you, Moses Erih whilst being a Director in Mecmerab Resources Nigeria Limited and Mecmerab Resources Nigeria Limited, a company registered in Nigeria, sometime in September 2007 at Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain by false pretence property situate at Plot ED 22 Sabon Lugbe East Layout, Abuja via a document captioned ‘Estate Development Agreement between Messrs Uche Okoronkwo, Obi Okoronkwo Company Limited and Mcmerab Resources Nigeria Limited”.
On September 13, 2007, you allegedly executed a document, falsely attributed to Uche Okoronkwo and Obi Okoronkwo, which you were aware was fraudulent. By doing so, you have violated Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, thereby committing an offense punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
