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EFCC Arraigns Man In Court Over Dud Cheque

November 4, 2019

Ismaila was arraigned before Justice A. O Abong of the High Court of the FCT, Zuba.

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Lawal Ismaila on a two-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N6m.

Ismaila was arraigned before Justice A. O Abong of the High Court of the FCT, Zuba.

One of the counts read, “That you Lawal Ismaila Mohammed, sometime in 2018 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with knowledge that you had insufficient funds in your account, issued to Mr Benson Godwin a First Bank post-dated cheque with No 12038027 dated 5th September 2018, for the sum of six million naira (N6,000,000) which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds in your account and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a)(b) of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act and punishable under section 1 (1) (b) (i) of the same Act.”

The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him, while his counsel, Abu Muazu, moved bail application for him.

Justice Abong granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and one surety in like sum who must be a businessman and resident within the jurisdiction of the court.

The matter was adjourned to January 21, 2020 for trial.


 

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