Two bag 35 years imprisonment over land scam in Enugu state
The Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu on Wednesday convicted and sentenced the duo of Dominic Ozulu and Michael Ogbobe to thirty five years imprisonment each over N1.520,000.00 land fraud.
Penpushing reports that, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) arraigned the convicts on 18th May, 2017 on a five – count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretenses, forgery and uttering.
The Head Media and Publicity of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement said in the course of the trial, the prosecution counsel, Michael Ani Ikechukwu, called four witnesses and tendered twelve exhibits.
Penpushing further reports that, the duo’s journey to prison started some years back when they fraudulently sold a plot of land at Nsukka, Enugu State belonging to one Professor Charles Okigbo to one Omeye Anthony.
The convict, Ozulu who claimed that Okigbo gave him the land as a gift after serving him for seventeen years, forged a Deed of Assignment purportedly signed by Professor Okigbo as proof of transfer of the title of ownership.
Penpushing also reports that, the victim petitioned Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) when he discovered that that Professor Okigbo never transferred any Deed of Assignment to the convicts.
The judge, Justice Dugbo Oghoghorie, after reviewing the evidence before the court, found the defendants guilty as charged and sentenced them to seven years imprisonment each in all of the five counts preferred against them by the Commission, and equally. ordered the convicts to restitute the victim, the sum of N1, 520,000.00.
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