A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has acquitted Abia business mogul, Chief Ikenna Kingsley Onwuzuruke ( Nwata Anayoeze), of all eight counts of fr@ud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Nwata Anayoeze Oil & Gas Ltd was quizzed by EFCC operatives in his Umuahia Residence on January 26th 2020.
He was later arraigned on May 11, 2020, for allegedly defr@uding some Foreign Nationals of $8,502,000 US Dollars in a suit marked FHC/PH/40C/2020. The Judge made it clear that he see no reason to warrant the court to order the defendant to enter a defence. I so hold.
“Consequent upon my findings, I find the defendant not guilty, and he is hereby discharged,” Justice Mohammed declared.
PW2’s evidence under cross-examination further revealed that no proof of any payment whatsoever from any of the alleged victims to the defendant. Similarly, the evidence of PW2 under cross-examination revealed no response was received from the Egyptian Embassy.
Justice Mohammed further declared: “In my view, the evidence of PW1 & PW2 has been so b@dly discredited from the nature of their cross-examination by learned defence Counsel to the extent that the evidence can’t be relied upon.”
Narrating his experiences, he cond#mned the way EFCC operatives in a Gestapo style, r@ided his house in Umuahia, scaling through the fence by 4:30am in the morning is a disrespect to all citizen of Nigeria atlarge because it may happen to another tomorrow.
”I asked them: What did I do? Was any petition written against me but they said they were working on intelligence. They said I had committed an offence and should go for plea-bargain but I told them ‘over my d#ad body should I go for any plea-bargain’ because I know I committed no cr!me. Their aim was to hum!liate me and discredit my reputation. I will allow God to judge every one involve in this Bl@ckmailing accordingly. GOD BLESS.” @Officialnwantaanayoeze
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