EFCC re-arraigns lawyer over alleged N91m land fraud in Enugu

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a ineligible practitioner, Mike Ikegbunam, earlier the Federal High Court sitting successful Enugu implicit an alleged N91 cardinal onshore fraud.

The suspect was brought earlier Justice M. T. Segun-Bello connected a seven-count complaint bordering connected wealth laundering and obtaining by mendacious pretence.

Ikegbunam, who was earlier arraigned connected January 31, 2024, earlier Justice Mohammed Garba Umar (now transferred) pleaded not blameworthy to each charges. He had antecedently been granted bail connected self-recognisance and was ordered to deposit his Call to Bar Certificate with the court.

According to the prosecution, the suspect allegedly obtained ample sums of wealth from members of the Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions of Nigeria nether the pretext of securing plots of onshore for them successful Anambra State.

One of the charges states that helium allegedly collected N25 cardinal connected August 16, 2022, portion different number alleges helium received N20 cardinal connected October 26, 2022, some nether claims of facilitating onshore acquisition successful Orumba North Local Government Area.

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