The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday December 9, 2014 arraigned one Sylvester Enemali before Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for offences bordering on forgery.

The accused is alleged to have in January 2014 forged the signature of one Opaluwa Mark in the attempt to withdraw One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira (N170,000.00) from Rockhill Security Guards Limited’s account.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the two count charge preferred against him by the EFCC.

Count one reads, “that you Sylvester Enemali on or about the 9th day of October, 2014 at Port Harcourt within  the jurisdiction of  this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, did forge the signature of one Opaluwa Mark Ibrahim on a United Bank Plc (UBA) Cheque  No 001 belonging to Rockhill Security Guards Limited dated 9th January, 2014 that it may be acted upon as genuine which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (2) (C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, CAP M 17 of the Revised Edition  (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) and punishable under section 1 (2) of the same Act”.

Justice Akanbi granted the accused bail in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500, 000.00) and two sureties in like sum.

The sureties must have landed properties within the jurisdiction of court.

The matter was adjourned to March 25, 2015 for hearing.

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9th December, 2014