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EFCC Arraigns Pastor Ize Iyamu Impostor For Allegedly Duping APC Of N70 Million
The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) Maiduguri Zonal Command on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 arraigned one Tope Jimi Fagun earlier than Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State Excessive Courtroom, Maiduguri on a-two rely cost of impersonation and acquiring N70, 000,000.00 (Seventy Million Naira) by false pretence.
The defendant allegedly introduced himself as Pastor Ize Iyamu to 1 Alhaji Bukar Dalori and fraudulently induced him to ship the mentioned sum below the pretext that the cash was meant to help the All Progressives Congress 2020 gubernatorial election marketing campaign in Edo State.
EFCC Arraigns Pastor Ize Iyamu’s Impostor For Allegedly Duping APC Of N70 Million
The offence is punishable below sections 1(1)(b) and 1(3) of the Advance Price Fraud and Different Fraud Associated Offences Act, 2006.
The opposite rely violates sections 179 of the Penal Code Regulation Caps 12 Legal guidelines of Borno State.
Fagun pleaded “not responsible” when the fees have been learn. The prosecution counsel, Alqasim Jafa’ar requested the court docket to remand him in jail.
Responding, his lawyer, Alli Apanisile knowledgeable the court docket of a pending software for bail and prayed the court docket enable the movement.
Justice Kumaliya declined the prayer and adjourned until November 24 for listening to of the appliance and graduation of trial.
The decide ordered that Fagun be remanded in a correctional facility.
