The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command yesterday, December 8, 2021, arraigned one David Osigbe Irumekhai for alleged involvement in a contract scam.
The suspect was arraigned before Justice Kumaliya of the State High Court sitting in Maiduguri for his alleged involvement in a N9,900,000.00 (nine million, nine hundred thousand Naira) contract scam.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajeren revealed in a statement that David obtained the money from his victim under the guise of financing five ‘Purchase Orders’ purportedly emanating from Terres Des Homme, International Medical Corps and International Organization for Migration and promised to pay back once the contracts were executed.
He however converted the money for his own use, deploying a huge chunk into funding his sports betting account.
The charge reads: ‘‘That you David Osigbe Irumekhai sometime in November, 2020 in Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly converted to your own use the total sum of Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N9, 900, 000.00) being money belonging to Nuhu Titus and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of Penal Code Law Cap 102, Laws of Borno State 1994 and Punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.’’
He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Fatsuma Mohammed asked for a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant in prison.
Justice Kumaliya adjourned the matter till January 25, 2022, for commencement of trial and remanded the defendant in the Correctional Centre.
