Rivers State: EFCC arraign Company’s MD for alleged ₦9m visa scam in Port Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Echendu Ndubuisi Endy, Managing Director of Echendu GPC Limited before Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, for allegedly defrauding his victims to the tune of N9,000,000 (Nine Million Naira only) in the guise of procuring travel visas for them.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

He was arraigned on three-count charges bordering on visa scam and obtaining money under false pretence contrary to Section 1(1) a & b of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

One of the count charges reads: “That you, Echendu Ndubuisi Endy while being the Managing Director of Echendu GPC Limited between 23rd day of April 2024 to 2rd May 2024 in Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did obtain the total sum of (Four Million Naira) N4,000,000.00 only from Mr Darlington Abuchi under the pretense that you had the capacity to procure United Kingdom work permit visa to enable him work and stay in United Kingdom which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) a & b of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section|1(3) of the same Act”.

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

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