FRAUD: FORMER PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ARRESTED IN ABUJA

Fraud is an epidemic like cholera that is now spreading fast in Nigeria.  In a press statement realised by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC,Ag. Head, Media and Publicity on the 26th November, 2013, where one Emmanuel Osita Okereke,  former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Nigeria Liberation Party, NPL.  and Ishmael Chinyere Nwogu forged a document of the Federal Government titled “Restricted, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Task Force” and falsely held public offices as Director-General and Director, FCT Command of National Task Force through which they fraudulently obtained money from sales of employment forms.

 The duo were arrested  by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for operating an illegal task force, running a recruitment racket, extortion and  obtaining money by false pretence.

Emmanuel Osita Okereke , and Chinyere Nwogu who designated themselves  as Director General of the National Task Force and Director, FCT Command of National Task Force respectively are to remain in Kuje prison till December 10, 2013 at the resumed hearing in the 6-count charge of impersonation, forgery and obtaining by false pretence preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday, November 26.

One of the charge reads:” That you Osita Okereke and Ishmael Chinyere Nwogu sometime in March, 2010 in Abuja within the judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory knowingly had in your possession a forged document titled ‘RESTRICTED, FEDERAL REPBLIC OF NIGERIA, NATIONAL TASK FORCE” with intent to defraud, fraudulently used same as genuine to induce the public to believe that your organization is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria and consequently remitted the aggregate sum of N1,145,000.00 (one million one hundred and forty five thousand naira.) to you through First bank account number 3066173170 and thereby committed an offence and punishable under section 368 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja).”

Justice J. Y. Tukur of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja fixed December 10, 2013 for ruling on the bail application filed by counsel to the duo of Okereke and Ishmael Chinyere Nwogu.