A man and his wife » , Edmund and
Amarachi Opara, will be in prison custody
until May 22, 2015, when their case will will
be heard after they were remanded for
allegedly duping a victim of the sum of N7
million for a non-existent land.
The couple were dragged to the Federal
High Court, Owerri, Imo State, presided over
by Justice O. O. Oguntoyinbo, on a two
count charge bordering on obtaining
money by false pretence » by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC).
According to the Head, Media and Publicity
of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, the accused
husband and wife allegedly collected the
money from one Okechukwu Ogbonna to
the tune of N7 million for a phony land deal
situated at Federal Low Cost Housing Estate
11, Umuguma, New Owerri. But the land in
question, according to investigations, did
not belong to the couple.
One of the counts read:
"That you Opara Edmund Acho and Opara
Amarachi, on or about the 9th March, 2012,
at Owerri within Owerri Judicial Division
conspired between yourselves to commit
an offence to wit: obtaining money by
false pretence from one Okechukwu
Ogbonna and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 8(a) and
punishable under Section 1(3) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related
Offence Act 20."
The couple pleaded not guilty to the
charges and were denied bail as requested
by their counsel as they were remanded
the couple in prison custody pending the
date for hearing.