The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday brought an architect, Nwanne Okengwu Emeh, 41, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on 16 counts of stealing.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday brought an architect, Nwanne Okengwu Emeh, 41, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on 16 counts of stealing.
Ms. Emeh of Dunnel World Wide Limited was charged with illegally obtaining various sums of money amounting to over forty-five million Naira from another architect, Uche Kennedy of Natuhab Consultants Limited. She pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Opposing the request by the prosecution counsel, Mr. G.K.Latona, for a trial date, defence counsel Odu Hycinth pleaded that Ms. Emeh be remanded in EFCC custody, noting that last year, she suffered multiple complications on account of a series of surgeries.
According to the EFCC, Emeh’s travails began when Natuhab Consultant Limited, her former employer, received a N200,481,894.00 contract from the Nigeria Army to construct some housing units in Abuja.
At the time, she worked with Dunnel World Wide Limited a company, a company that, according to her, belonged to her husband. But on account of a relationship between her and Uchechi Kennedy, Managing Director of Natuhab Consultants Limited, she was contracted to supervise the construction of the army contract.
Thereafter, at her request and ostensibly to facilitate work on the project, payments totalling N131,078,142.00 were made by Natuhab Consultants Limited into Emeh’s accounts.
When Natuhab Consultants Limited inspected the project, however, it was discovered that she had only spent N86,045,000.00 of the sum that she had received, while converting the balance of N45,033,894.00 into her personal use.
Justice Olabisi Akinlade adjourned the case to May 23, and remanded Emeh to Kirikiri prison.
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