Find the EFCC press statement below
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday May 14,
2015 arraigned one Mary Ozala before Justice Kudirat. A. Jose of the
Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on a 4- count charge bordering on
conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences. Three other
suspects, Nwokeke C. Chukwunonso, Shedrach Umeh and Uchenna Okpala are
at large.
Ozala, 22-year-old student and her co-travelers are alleged to have
hacked into the email account of the complainant whom they fraudulently
defrauded of the sum of N2 million.
When the charge was read to the defendant in court,
she pleaded not guilty.
One of the counts reads: “that you Mary Ozala, Nwokeke C. Chukwunonso,
Shedrach Umeh (still at large), Uchenna Okpala (still at large) on or
about the 7th day of August, 2013 at Ikeja within the Ikeja Judicial
Division, with intent to defraud conspire to steal the sum of
N2,000,000.00 (two million naira) property of Capital Field Investment
and Trust Limited. by hacking into an email account of the company's
investor, one Ronke Okewole and fraudulently instructing Capital
Investment and Trust Limited to withdraw the sum of N2,000,000.00 (two
million naira) from Ronke Okewole's account to credit the account of one
Ezeigwe Chinenye Henrietta with Zenith Bank Plc. Account no.
2009811047".
In view of the plea of the defendant, the prosecution counsel,
Oluwatoyin Owodunni prayed the court to fix a date for trial and also to
remand the defendant in prison custody pending trial.
However, the defence counsel, Chibuzo Mwakobi, prayed the court for a
short adjournment to allow him file an application for bail for his
client.
Justice Jose subsequently ordered that the defendant be remanded in EFCC
custody pending the determination of the bail application. The case was
adjourned to October 12, 2015.
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