Asaba—A 27-year-old graduate of
Accountancy from Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Mr. Philip Urieh, was
yesterday arraigned before an Asaba Chief Magistrate’s court on a four-count
charge of impersonating Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on the social
networking site, Facebook, thereby defrauding some unsuspecting members of the
public.
The charges read: that you, Philip
Onos Urieh (male) and others at large sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the
Asaba magisterial district, conspired among yourselves to commit a felony to
wit, defrauding members of the public by impersonating Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,
Governor of Delta State and thereby committed an offence punishable under
sections 422 and 516 of the Criminal Code Law cap C.21 volume I, Laws of Delta
State of Nigeria, 2006.
That you Philip Onos Urieh (male)
sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district obtained by
fake pretence the sum of N562,000 from one Alex Roy Omoni.
The sum of N2.8 million from one Felix
Usih and the sum of N200,000 from one Jerry Odugula and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 419 of the criminal code law cap. C.21, volume
1, laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male)
sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district cheated
Alex Roy Omoni, Felix Usih and Jerry Odugula of their monies by fraudulently
tricking them to believe that you would link them up with the Delta State
governor and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 421 of the
criminal code law cap C.21 volume 1, laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male)
sometime in January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district
impersonated Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta State with intent to
defraud and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 484 of the
criminal code law cap 2.21 volume I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
He pleaded not guilty to all the
count charges and was, however, admitted on bail with stringent conductions.
He is to provide N500,000 plus a
surety, who would either be in the local government, state or federal service,
and not less than level 16.
The surety, according to the court,
must swear to an affidavit of means, submit two passport photographs and also
produce his pay slip.
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