The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes on Tuesday September 25, 2018 secured the convictions of one Happy Omodiagbe at the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City for offences bordering on obtaining by fraudulent trick.
The convict who was arraigned on a one count charge of fraudulently obtaining the sum of N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) from one Sunday Igbo pleaded guilty to charge when it was read to him. In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Larry Aso Peters apply to the court to allow him call the prosecution witness to enable the court review the case.
The prosecution witness, Wasiu Ajisafe, an operative of the EFCC told the court that during investigation the Commission was able to recover the said sum from the defendant.
The prosecution counsel them prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. He said the charge was brought in pursuant to Section 270 of the ACJA under a plea bargain arrangement.
However, the defence counsel, P.E. Ejiga pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercies as the defendant was a first time offender. Justice Ajoku convicted and sentenced the defendant to three months imprisonment.
In the same vein, Emobor Edefajotor who was arraigned on a One count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence was also convicted and sentenced to three months imprisonment by Justice P I Ajoku on Wednesday September 26,2018.
Emobor was said to have fraudulently transferred an aggregate sum of One Million, Five Hundred and Forty Five Thousand Naira (N1, 545, 000) from a victim’s account and collected same for personal use. The convict pleaded guilty to charge when it was read to him.
