The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Nweke Izuchukwu Jude at the Federal High Court in Enugu for allegedly impersonating an officer of the anti-graft agency.
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According to a statement released by the EFCC on Monday via X, Jude appeared before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar facing two counts of impersonation and obtaining money by false pretenses, amounting to N1,100,000 (One Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira).
The charge sheet states, “Nweke Izuchukwu Jude, sometime in April 2024, at Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N1,100,000.00 from Justin Chidozie Chukwukere by falsely presenting yourself as an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a pretense you knew to be false.”
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These actions are in violation of Section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and are punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
Jude pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read in court.
The EFCC prosecutor, Ajobiewe Rotimi Enitan, requested a trial date and asked for Jude to be remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility until the trial.
The defense counsel, E.S. Umeojiakor, informed the court of a pending bail application and requested Jude’s release on liberal terms.
After considering arguments from both sides, Justice Umar granted Jude bail with the following conditions: N2 million bail with two sureties in the same amount.
The sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, one must own property within the jurisdiction, and both sureties must be verified by the court Registrar.
The trial was adjourned to October 9, 2024, and Jude was remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions.
