By Vivian Okejeme Abuja
An Estate Developer, Mr Uche Okoli and his firm, MultiShelter Nigeria Limited, have been dragged to court over allegation of N27m fraud by the federal government.
The duo are to be arraigned before Justice Peter Kekemeke of a High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory on December 4, 2023.
Okoli was said to have collected money illegally from one of the subscribers to the estate at various times.
In charge number CR/721/2023, dated September 15 and filed on October 10, 2023, the respondents were accused of collecting N27m from one Kelechi Anuebunwa, at various times under the pretence of selling to her a terrace apartment House Number 25, Silver spoon Court located at Plot 713, Cadastral Zone B14 Dutse District, Abuja, which property was presented to her as that of the Defendants which pretense they knew was false having earlier alienated their title to the said property and they thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) of the Advance Fee and Other Fraud Related Offences Ac 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act
In the charge, he was said to have forged the title documents relating to the property and presented it as genuine to defraud the subscriber.
