The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a chieftain of the
All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Benjamin Benedict Apugo at his village,
Nkata Ibeku, in Abia State.
His
arrest on Friday September 30th, 2016 was sequel to a 4 July, 2016
warrant issued to that effect by a Federal High Court in Umuahia presided
over by Justice D.E. Osiagor after the accused failed to appear
before the court to take his plea on a three count charge bordering on
obtaining money by false pretense brought against him by the EFCC.
He
was alleged to have fraudulently sold six (6) plots of land valued at
N36.000,000 (Thirty Six Million Naira Only) belonging to the Nigeria
Railway Cooperation located at Umunwulari Nkata Ibeku layout, Planning Scheme
Umuahia.
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