EFCC Arraigns Woman Over Alleged ₦42.3m Fraud In Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Chinwendu Fidelia Ohanebo before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged ₦42.345 million fraud.

Ohanebo was arraigned on a two count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing by conversion, involving the alleged receipt of ₦42.345 million from one Musa Muhammed Jidda for the supply of 45 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the first count but pleaded not guilty to the second count when the charges were read to her.

Following her plea, prosecution counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa, asked the court for an adjournment to commence trial on the second count, while Justice M.A. Lawal adjourned the matter for review of facts on the first count and commencement of trial on the second.

The court subsequently ordered that Ohanebo be remanded in a correctional facility pending the continuation of proceedings.