The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has dragged former Anambra South Senatorial District Senator, Andy Uba to court over fraud.
The former Senator was arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja on a two-count charge bordering on alleged N400 million fraud.
Justice Ekwo has fixed February 18, 2025, as date to take the plea of the defendant following an allegation that he defrauded one George Uboh. It was Uboh’s petition that led the police led to institute the charge.
Equally cited as 2nd and 3rd defendants in the suit which was filed before the court are Crystal Chidinma Uba and Benjamin Etu.
According to reports, the IGP specifically alleged that the defendants, alongside one Hajiya Fatima who is said to be at large, had sometime in 2022, conspired and defrauded the complainant. By making a presentation that they had perfected way to secure the position of the Managing Directorship of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for any person that could afford the sum of N400 million. A claim that the defendants knew was not true.
They were said to have committed an offence contrary to section 8 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other fraud related offences Act 2006.
Andy Uba served as Senator in the Third Republic, representing the people of Anambra South Senatorial District.
source: Daily Post
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