The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, 25th July 2016 arraigned one Samuel  Sunday  Ovute  a businessman and owner of Obuegu & Sons Enterprises on a two count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheques and obtaining by false pretence the sum of One Million, Six Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Four Hundred Naira (N1, 662,400.00, before Justice K.I Okpe of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu.

It was alleged by a petitioner, that sometime in 2015, Ovute, a businessman who deals in liquor, fraudulently and with intent to defraud, issued Fidelity bank cheques with face value of Nine Hundred and Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Naira (N914, 380.00) and Nine Hundred and Fifteen 

Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Naira (915,690.00) respectively, as payment for liquor supplied to him by the petitioner.

The cheques were however returned due to insufficient fund in the accused person’s account and that all efforts made to recover the said amount from the accused proved abortive.

Instead of repaying the money, he went ahead to acquire properties/goods, opened a new shop and continues his business somewhere within Enugu metropolis.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail on the terms of the administrative bail earlier offered him by the EFCC. 

The case has been adjourned to 26th and 27th of September 2016 for accelerated hearing.

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25th July, 2016