The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned a woman, Favour Omeigba Bello, before a Lagos Federal High Court, on three counts charge bordering on unlawful possession of 298 counterfeit foreign cheques.
The anti-graft in a charge marked FHC/L/209c/16, alleged that the woman was arrested at the departure Hall of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, while attempting to export the said counterfeit foreign cheques outside Nigeria.
Some of the counterfeit foreign cheques includes; 25 pieces of Tresor Public Cheques; 25 pieces of HEBC cheques; 25 pieces of Deutsche Bank Frankfurt Cheques; 24 pieces of ABN-Amro Bank Cheques; 7 pieces of BNP Paribas cheques; and 18 pieces of Liyods Bank cheques.
Others includes; 25 pieces of Credit Cooperatif Cheques; 25 pieces of Rentokil Initial HSBC Bank Plc; 25 pieces of ACC Bank cheques; 25 pieces of Banco Popular France cheques; 24 pieces of AIB International cheques; 5 pieces of Ocean International cheques; 20 pieces of Brock House HSBC Bank Plc cheques; and 25 pieces of Surf Control Naturest cheques.
The accused was also alleged to have being in possession of a forged Tresor Public cheque with number 3078154 without lawful authority.
The alleged offences according to the prosecutor, Mr. Attah Ocholi, are contrary to sections 6(1)5(1)(b) and punishable under sections 3(b)5(2) of the Counterfeit Currency (Special Provision) Act Cap. C35, and Section 1(3)(a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap. M17; Laws of Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Upon the accused person's not guilty plea, her lawyer, Bolanle Kolawole (Miss), urged the court to admit her client bail in the most liberal terms.
Miss Kolawole while citing section 35 of 1999 Nigeria's Constitution, to support her plea for the accused person's bail, informed the court that her client was a first time offender, and will not jump bail if granted.
Consequently, the presiding judge, Justice (Professor) Chika Obiozor, admitted bail to the accused person in the sum of five million naira, one surety. While adjourned till September 15, for trial.
The anti-graft in a charge marked FHC/L/209c/16, alleged that the woman was arrested at the departure Hall of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, while attempting to export the said counterfeit foreign cheques outside Nigeria.
Some of the counterfeit foreign cheques includes; 25 pieces of Tresor Public Cheques; 25 pieces of HEBC cheques; 25 pieces of Deutsche Bank Frankfurt Cheques; 24 pieces of ABN-Amro Bank Cheques; 7 pieces of BNP Paribas cheques; and 18 pieces of Liyods Bank cheques.
Others includes; 25 pieces of Credit Cooperatif Cheques; 25 pieces of Rentokil Initial HSBC Bank Plc; 25 pieces of ACC Bank cheques; 25 pieces of Banco Popular France cheques; 24 pieces of AIB International cheques; 5 pieces of Ocean International cheques; 20 pieces of Brock House HSBC Bank Plc cheques; and 25 pieces of Surf Control Naturest cheques.
The accused was also alleged to have being in possession of a forged Tresor Public cheque with number 3078154 without lawful authority.
The alleged offences according to the prosecutor, Mr. Attah Ocholi, are contrary to sections 6(1)5(1)(b) and punishable under sections 3(b)5(2) of the Counterfeit Currency (Special Provision) Act Cap. C35, and Section 1(3)(a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap. M17; Laws of Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Upon the accused person's not guilty plea, her lawyer, Bolanle Kolawole (Miss), urged the court to admit her client bail in the most liberal terms.
Miss Kolawole while citing section 35 of 1999 Nigeria's Constitution, to support her plea for the accused person's bail, informed the court that her client was a first time offender, and will not jump bail if granted.
Consequently, the presiding judge, Justice (Professor) Chika Obiozor, admitted bail to the accused person in the sum of five million naira, one surety. While adjourned till September 15, for trial.
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