The Nigeria
police force has reportedly filed a three-count criminal charge against Ikedi
Ohakim, former governor of Imo state, for fraud.
The Cable reports that in the charge marked CR/993/2020 and dated September 23, 2020, which was filed before a federal capital territory (FCT) high court, Abuja, Ohakim who was governor from 2007 to 2011, was accused of using the name of Babatunde Raji Fashola,
minister of works and housing, to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was also alleged to have given false information against one Chinyere Lilian Amuchienwa.The charge
reads:
“That you
Ikedi Ohakim, on or about the 23rd day of May 2019 at Asokoro, within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully gave false information
against one Chinyere Amuchienwa, that she threatened you with gun knowing it to
be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the
Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.
“That you
Ikedi Ohakim, on or about the 23rd day of May, 2019, at Asokoro, within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully gave false information
against one Chinyere Amuchienwa, that you have a plot of land for sale at Lagos
state, knowing it to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.
“That you
Ikedi Ohakim on or about the 23rd day of May 2019 at Asokoro, within the
jurisdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully used derogatory the name
of Raji Fashola as the owner of the purported land situated at Ikeja, Lagos
state and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the
Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.”
No date has
been fixed for the arraignment of the former governor.
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