2nd February, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Iloduba Emmanuel before an Ikeja High Court, Lagos for allegedly defrauding some persons to the tune of N310,000.
Emmanuel was arraigned before Justice Adewale Abiru on a nine count charge of fraudulently collecting over N310,000 from unsuspecting members of the public under the guise that he was going to help them secure job with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
When the charges were read to him in court, Emmanuel pleaded not guilty.
Counsel to EFCC, Ben Ubi then asked the court to fix a date for trial.
However, Dawodu Owolabi, counsel to Emmanuel pleaded with the court to hear his oral application for bail.
He urged the court to grant bail to the accused as he was a serving officer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence.
He also told the court that the offences for which the accused was being arraigned were bailable and that the accused would make himself available to face his trial.
Justice Abiru granted the accused person bail in the sum of N250,000 and one surety in like sum.
The surety should be an Area Commander with the NSCDC who should swear to an affidavit of means and present tax clearance certificate.
The judge ordered that the accused person be remanded in prison custody until the bail conditions were fulfilled.
Trouble started for Emmanuel when Chisom Chisara Achu, a Law graduate from the University of Benin petitioned the Commission that she has been swindled by some persons who promised to give her a job at the NSCDC.
Further investigation by the Commission showed that the accused person who is serving at the Kastina State Command, had collected N310, 000 from various persons with the promise to give them a job with the NSCDC but failed to deliver on his promises.
Emmanuel hails from Ihiala local government area in Anambra State and attended the University of Jos , Plateau State .
Charges one to four of the 9 count charge read in part : “that you, Iloduba Emmanuel on or about the 15th September, 2009 at Iba, Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division fraudulently converted to your use the sum of N20, 000 only property of Chisom Chisara Achu being the part payment you fraudulently collected from her as a condition for her employment into the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps; “that you, Iloduba Emmanuel on or about the 22nd September, 2009 at Iba, Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division fraudulently converted to your use the sum of N20,000 only property of Chisom Chisara Achu being the part payment you fraudulently collected from her as a condition for her employment into the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps;
“that you, Iloduba Emmanuel on or about the 22nd December, 2009 at Iba Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division fraudulently converted to your use the sum of N30,000. only property of Eucharia Nwankwo being the part payment you fraudulently collected from her as a condition for her employment into the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps;
“that you, Iloduba Emmanuel on or about the 22nd December, 2009 at Iba Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division fraudulently converted to your use the sum of N40,000 only property of Ijeoma Ezeokenwa being the part payment you fraudulently collected from her as a condition for her employment into the Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps.”