The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday February 18, 2016 arraigned one Eze Kingsley Osundu before Justice S. C. Amadi of the State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a two- count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N6,000,000.00k (Six Million Naira).
The petitioner, Oladele Salami, had, allegedly, given the accused person the sum of N6, 000,000.00 (Six Million Naira) with a Sterling Bank cheque number 06820420 on February 19, 2013, following his( Osundu) request for money clear some cargo at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos.
Salami, however, alleged that the two post-dated Fidelity Bank cheques with No. 08694939 and 08694941 that the accused person issued to him on March 6, 2013 were not honoured when he presented them due to insufficient funds .
Consequently, Salami petitioned the EFCC when the accused person became evasive.
One of the counts reads: “ That you, Eze Kingsley Osundu, on or about the 6th day of March 2013, at Port Harcourt Judicial Division of the High Court Rivers State did fraudulently issue out a Fidelity Bank Cheque with number 08694939, dated 6th day of March 2013, in the sum of Six Million Naira (6,000,000) in favour of Oladele Salami which was to settle your financial obligation with the said Mr. Oladele Salami and when the said cheque was presented for payment within three months of its issue, it was dishonoured due to insufficient funds standing to your credit and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (1) (b) (i) of the Dishonored Cheques (offences) Act Cap D 11 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation) 2007.’’
The accused person, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.
In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, C. Okorie, asked the court for a trial date.
However, the defence counsel, F. O Lawal, prayed the court to grant the accused bail.
Justice Amadi adjourned to March 17, 2016 for trial and ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody.
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