The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday,
February 24, 2016 arraigned one Abdul-Aziz Abdullahi Eleyeye before
Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on one
count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.
Eleyeye, a graduate of Bayero University Kano was arrested on June
17, 2014 in Lagos following a complaint by one Khalid Ahmad Umar who
alleged that the accused person defrauded him to the tune of N1.3m (one
million, three hundred thousand naira).
The said amount was to be used for procuring America Visa for the victim.
According to Umar, having no doubt of Eleyeye who claimed to be a
travel agent, he paid the said sum into the accused person’s account
domiciled in three new generation banks.
Umar claimed that, when he presented himself for the visa interview
at U.S.A Embassy he was turned down. Consequently, the accused advised
him to re-apply, this time in Kuwait.
It was discovered to be a phony deal when the complainant was
deported from Kuwait International Airport back to Nigeria on the
grounds that, the travel documents he presented were forged.
Efforts of the victim to get service for his money or recover same were unsuccessful.
The charge reads:
“That you, Abdulaziz Abdullahi sometimes between June and December,
2013 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Kano knowingly
retained the sum of Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira (N763,000.00)
in your Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. Account with account number 0020927933
being proceeds of your illegal act to wit: obtaining the said sum from
one Khalid Ahmed under the false pretence that you will secure a visa
for him to United States of America, Qatar, South Africa or Kuwait and
you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004 and
punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.
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The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it read to him.
In view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Salihu Sani asked the court for a date for trial.
Justice Omotosho adjourned the case to March 7, 2016 for hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial
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