Court frees man accused of N10.1m fraud
Fraud
By Alexandra Oladipo
Abuja, April 23, 2018 (NAN) An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday discharged one Mmadile Eze, accused of N 10.1 million fraud.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji, in his ruling, held that the prosecution did not establish a prima facie case against the defendant in respect of the offences in the eight-count charge.
Oriji said he found the defendant not guilty of obtaining various sums of money from Mr Douglas Ekhator, for plot No. 481, Guzape District, because it was not done under false pretense.
The judge discharged the defendant as a result of the inability of the prosecution to establish a prima facie case against him.
Eze was arraigned on Nov. 24,2014, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an eight-count charge.
The prosecutor, Christopher Mshelia, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offences in July, 2008.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the offences. (NAN)
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