Man Arrested For Duping Winners Chapel Of N77million (picture)


The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, on Thursday February 19, 2015 arraigned
one Chief Felix Ogbebor before Justice B. O.
Quadri of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt,
on 8-count charge bordering on conspiracy,
forgery, and obtaining money by false pretence to
the tune of Seventy Seven Million Naira (N77,
000, 0000.00).
The accused allegedly obtained the sum of
Seventy Seven Million Naira from the Living Faith
Church (Winners Chapel), Stadium Road branch,
Port Harcourt for twelve and half plots of land
situated at Uyo Street, Rumumasi and Port
Harcourt
He allegedly presented several forged documents
to support the claim of ownership of the said
land. But the unsuspecting church which wanted
the land to build its new worship center paid the
sum of Seventy Seven Million Naira (N77,
000,000.000) to the accused.
However, when they attempted to take possession
of the land, they were stopped. One Professor Ebi
Awotua Efebo came with documents, showing
that the land in question belongs to him. The
documents showed that he bought the land from
one Chief Nelson Chukwu as far back as 1990.
One of the counts read, “that you Chief Felix
Ogbebor sometime in March, 2011 at Port
Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this honourable
court, with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum
of Seventy Seven Million Naira (N77,000,000.00)
only from the registered trustees of Living Church
(Winners Chapel, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt)
being payment made to you as owner of the piece
of land lying and situate along Uyo street (Ohia
Mini Apu), Rumuomasi, Obio Akpo Local
Government Area of Rivers State, measuring an
area of 4211.769sq.m, a pretext you knew to be
false and thereby committed an offence contrary
to section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and
punishable under section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
He, however, pleaded not guilty.
In view of the plea of the defendant, the
prosecuting counsel, J.N Dogonyaro asked for a
trial date and prayed the court to remand the
accused in the EFCC custody. But defence
counsel, R.E. Wanogho formally presented a bail
application and urged the court to grant the
accused bail.
Justice Quadri adjourned the matter to February
24, 2015 for ruling on bail application and
remanded the accused in EFCC custody.

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