The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 arraigned two Chinese siblings: Wang Jian and Wang Richard before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu.
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The Chinese siblings were arraigned alongside Michael Berneth Agu, a Nigerian, on a three count charge bordering on exporting of mineral ore without the permission of an appropriate authority and possession of fifteen pieces of mineral ore without the permission of a lawful authority.
Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Wang Jian, Richard Wang and Michael Berneth Agu, sometime in 2024 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, with intent to defraud, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit a felony to wit: exporting of Mineral Ore without the permission of appropriate authority and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
Count three of the charge reads: “That you, Wang Jian, Richard Wang and Michael Berneth Agu sometime in 2024 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, without lawful authority are in possession of fifteen pieces of Mineral Ore and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 1 (8) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004”.
The defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them. In view of their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Onjefu Obe prayed the court for a trial date and for the defendants to be remanded at the Enugu Correctional Facility.
