Alleged N400m fraud: Courtroom plans Senator Andy Ubah’s arraignment for March 5

alleged n400m fraud: court plans senator andy ubah’s arraignment for march 5

A Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of Senator Andy Uba for March 5 in relation to a cost of N400 million alleged fraud pending towards him and two others.

Justice Inyang Ekwo selected the date after granting an ex-parte order, authorising the prosecution to serve the two-count cost on Ubah and others by means of substituted means.

Justice Ekwo equally ordered that the service of the courtroom paperwork needs to be effected inside seven days from the day the order was issued.

Lawyer to the prosecution, M. C Anthony, whereas transferring the ex-parte movement, claimed that the defendants had been evading service, regardless of that the police gave them administrative bail after they had been arrested.

Anthony added that the case began in 2023, noting that the defendants obtained a elementary rights enforcement order that prevented the police from bringing them to courtroom prior to now.

He stated it was after the order was vacated that the defendants had been lastly charged earlier than the courtroom, including that the request for depart to serve by means of substituted means was to permit service on the defendants at their final identified addresses.

In a cost, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024, filed within the title of the Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Senator Uba, a former Particular Assistant on Particular Duties and Home Affairs to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, was alleged to have labored with three others to acquire N400million from one George Uboh.

Uba, Crystal Chidinma Uba, and Benjamin Etu (named as Uba’s co-defendants within the cost) together with Hajiya Fatima (now at massive) allegedly obtained the N400m from Uboh on the pretext that they may facilitate his appointment because the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC).

The cost reads: “That you just Andy Uba, Crystal Chidinma Uba, Benjamin Etu, and Hajiya Fatima (now at massive) someday within the yr 2022 inside did conspire amongst yourselves to commit an offence to wit: acquiring by false pretences by making a presentation to George Uboh you’ve gotten perfected a strategy to an appointment of the Managing Directorship of NDDC (Niger Delta Growth Fee) to any one that can afford the sum of N400,000,000, a presentation which you already know just isn’t true and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to part 8 and punishable below part 1 (3) of the Advance Payment Fraud and different Fraud Associated Offences Act, 2006.

“That you just Andy Uba, Crystal Chidinma Uba, Benjamin Etu and Hajiya Fatima (now at massive) someday within the yr 2022 did conspire amongst yourselves with the intention to defraud did induce George Uboh by making a presentation to him that you’ve got perfected a strategy to give an appointment of the submit of Managing Directorship of (NDDC) Niger Delta Growth Fee to any one that can afford the sum of N400 000 000 a presentation which you already know just isn’t true you ed the cash and transformed it into your individual private use and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to part 1 (2) and punishable below part 1 (3) of the Advance Payment Fraud and different Fraud Associated Offences Act, 2006.

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It was learnt that the cost was knowledgeable by findings by police investigators, who acted on a petition by Uboh.

Within the petition, Uboh claimed amongst others, to have been hoodwinked into parting with the N400m.

He stated: “This petition is predicated on documentary and voice recording proof thus the proof is overwhelming and irrefutable.

“Andy Ubah said unequivocally to me that he has perfected a strategy to give NDDC Managing Directorship to any candidate who brings N400 000,000, that if the appointment doesn’t happen, he’ll refund the cash.

“I nominated my sister, Honorable (Engr.) Doris Uboh, who by occupation, is certified to be NDDC MD.

“Andy Ubah offered two accounts and instructed a switch of N200,000,000 every into the accounts.

“I instructed one other sister of mine, Princess Engr. Ify Akanmode, who’s a enterprise associate and whose account I had some funds, to do the transfers.

“Until date, Andy Ubah has promised to pay and has not.”

The defendants had been to be arraigned on November 13 however was stalled when Anthony complained about his incapacity to impact private service on the defendants, as required.

Anthony claimed that the defendants have been evading service of the courtroom paperwork after they got administrative bail.

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