ANAMBRA GOVT APPREHENDS 8 SUSPECTS FOR EXTORTING MORE THAN N800, 000 FROM WOMEN IN AWKA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Anambra State Government Apprehends 8 Suspects For Extorting More Than 800,000 Thousand Naira From Women In Awka  By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu  Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting more than Eight Hundred Thousand Naira from women in Awka.  The arrest was part of state government's resolve in eradicating crimes and corruption in the state.  The exercise came following the directive of the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of an NGO using government's name to extort the sum of twenty thousand naira and above from unsuspecting individuals mostly women in Awka.  When the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner bursted the office complex of the Host Communities of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter located opposite government house Awka, it was discovered that the suspects were operating with the United Bank of Africa staff in opening a current account for the women who must pay

EFCC ARRAIGNS A GRADUATE FOR FRAUD.{PHOTO}.

                                                          One Okunmwendia Victor was arraigned today by EFCC before Justice P. I Ajooku of the Federal High Court,Benin City on a three count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretense.Okunmwendia 29,a graduate of Delta State university is alleged to have presented himself as Sister Julia Imoke,founder and coordinator of Happy Home Orphanage in his attempt to extort money from unsuspecting persons.One of the counts reads, ''that you Okunmwendia O. Victor ''m'' {alias Sister Julia Imoke of Happy Home Orphanage} and others now at large on or abiut the 24th of January 2016 in Benin city,Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud,did obtain the sum of 900 US Dollars from one Ada k. ''F'' through  Western union money transfer under the false pretense that you ar sister Julia Imoke,the founder and coordinator of a non existing Happy Home Orphanage,a pretex you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 {1} {a} of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under Section 1{3} of the same Act''.The accused person pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.Counsel to the Commission,M T Iko asked the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the defendants in prison custody.Attempt by the defense counsel,Osman Idehen to move for bail was refused by the court.Justice Ajoku adjourned the matter to November 16 for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.

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