A woman named Portia Emilia was accused of defrauding the government of N110 million. An Ikeja Special Offenses Court rejected her no-case petition on Wednesday.
In her decision, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe stated that the prosecution had built a prima facie case against the defendant on the revised five-count theft and fraud allegation.
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“I am confident that the prosecution has made a strong case, and the defendants are now required to respond.
Abike-Fadipe declared, “The no-case submission is hereby overruled, and the defendants are invited to enter their defense.”
The defendant was given until January 18th, 2024 to present her case before the judge.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought Emilia and Savanah Crest Investment Ltd. into court on August 16, 2022.
To the accusations made against her, the defendant had entered a not-guilty plea.
Mr. Franklin Ofoma, the attorney for the EFCC, claimed the defendant stole the money from a Mrs. Wendy Daniel and used it for her own benefit.
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On March 16, the prosecution rested its case after calling two witnesses and providing a number of documents.
After that, the defense attorney submitted a no-case submission, claiming that the defendant had no case to answer given the EFCC’s evidence.
The Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Fraud Offences Act 2006 and the Lagos State Criminal Laws (2015) were both broken, the prosecution claims. (NAN).
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