Abuja, Nigeria: The Police on Thursday arraigned a 50-year-old businessman, Kenyi Chambas, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly cheating one Mr Emmanuel Nwude of goods worth N50 million.
The Police charged the defendant with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating, theft and intimidation.
The prosecuting counsel, Nnamani Emmanuel, alleged that the defendant and three others, who are at large, conspired and claimed to be courier service agents sometime in February.
Emmanuel added that the defendant received goods worth N50 million from the plaintiff at his residence in Abuja to be delivered to Anambra state.
He further stated that the defendant and his syndicates diverted to Jabi Garage, transferred the goods to another vehicle, and fled to an unknown destination.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 97, 312, 322, 287 and 379 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.
The defence counsel, Kulap Rengkat, made a bail application citing sections 158 & 162 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and prayed to the court to grant it on liberal terms.
Rengkat cited Section 36(5) of the 1999 Constitution, which presumes the defendant to be innocent until proven otherwise.
The Magistrate, Umar Dodo, granted the defendant N2 million bail with two reliable sureties resident within the court’s jurisdiction.
