EFCC Arraigns Former FCDA Director for N28m Fraud

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Sunday, May 19th, 2013

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May
15, 2013 arraigned one Aminu Ibrahim Gaya before Justice
Olasubo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a
four count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining
money under false pretence.

The accused, a retired Assistant Director with the Federal Capital
Development Authority, FCDA, who also owns GYANO International
Limited is alleged to have defrauded one Uche Christian Okoli, an
Estate Agent of the sum of N28,505,000 (twenty eight million five
hundred and five thousand Naira) under the pretext that he had
three plots of land for sale in Abuja.

One of the charge reads, “that you, Aminu Ibrahim Gaya alias
(Abdullahi Mohammed Gaya) on or about 2006 in Abuja within the
Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
knowingly did have in your possession a forged documents to plot
number 49, Katampe Extension Abuja with the intent to defraud,
dishonestly used same as genuine to induce Uche Christian Okoli,
an Estate Agent to Dr. Ngozika Nwaneri to deliver the sum of N8.5
million(Eight million five hundred thousand naira only).

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to
him.

Upon the accused plea, counsel to EFCC, Aso Larrys Peters asked
the court to fix a date for trial. However, the defence counsel,
Mohammed S. Waziri prayed the court to grant his client bail on the
grounds that the offence was bailable and that he would be
available to face his trial.

Justice Goodluck granted bail to the accused person in the sum of
N3million with two sureties who must be civil servant not less than
level 12 and must be resident in Abuja.

The case was adjourned to June 25 for hearing.wp_posts