Courtroom Orders Police To Serve Amended Cost On Senator Andy Uba

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja has adjourned additional proceedings between the Nigeria Police and Senator Andy Uba to March 17.

The adjournment adopted the police submitting of a 2-count amended cost on March 4, which had but to be served on the defendants.

The amended cost (FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024), involving allegations of N400 million fraud, was filed by the inspector normal of police (IGP) in opposition to Senator Uba, Crystal and Benjamin Etu.

At Wednesday’s sitting, Lukeman Anthony Esq. introduced an look for the prosecution (IGP), whereas C. F Odiniru represented the defendants.

Mr Anthony advised the court docket that the matter was for arraignment and that the cost had been amended.

At this level, Justice Ekwo enquired when the amended cost was filed.

Responding, the police prosecution counsel stated he filed the amended cost on March 4.

Interjecting, Justice Ekwo demanded to know whether or not the defendants had been served, however the police lawyer replied, “No, my lord”.

In view of the event, the choose requested what number of days the prosecution counsel wanted to impact service of the amended cost on the defendants, and Mr Lukeman Anthony stated seven days.

In the meantime, the court docket has directed that the amended cost be served on the first and 2nd defendants.

Depend one of many amended fees learn, “That you simply, Andy Uba, Benjamin Etu and Hajiya Fatima, now at giant someday between the yr 2022, throughout the jurisdiction of the court docket, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit an offence to wit: acquiring by false pretences by making a presentation to George Uboh, you will have perfected a option to an appointment of the managing directorship of Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC) to any one that can afford the sum of N400,000,000 a presentation which you already know will not be true and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to part 8 and punishable underneath part 1 (3) of the Advance Charge Fraud and different Fraud Associated offences Act 2006.

Depend two, “That you simply Andy Uba, Benjamin Etu and Hajiya Fatima, now at giant, generally between the yr 2022 throughout the jurisdiction of this court docket did conspire amongst yourselves with intention to defraud did induce George Uboh by making a presentation to him that you’ve perfected option to give an appointment of the put up of managing directorship of (NDDC) Niger Delta Growth Fee to any one that can afford the sum of N400,000,000, a presentation which you already know will not be true, you collected the cash and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to part 1 (2) and punishable underneath part 1 (3) of the Advance Charge Fraud and different Fraud Associated offences Act, 2006.