By Felix Kuyinu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a Chinese man, Zhengija Jin, over fraud accusations of the sum of N301,000,000.
Jin was on trial at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on four counts bordering on retention of stolen property, bribery and stealing.
The EFCC stated during the proceeding on Thursday that the accused committed the offences between March 5 and August 9.
The Commission’s Prosecutor, Ahmad Usman, alleged that the defendant dishonestly retained an aggregate of the sum in his account number- 1861390260 domiciled in Access Bank, which belonged to Golden Diamond Industrial Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Usman also mentioned that Jin, while working at the company, accepted the sum directly into his bank account as kickbacks from vendors, thereby conferring undue advantage for himself by converting the money to his personal use.
The prosecutor also submitted that the defendant’s act is a violation to the company’s employee condition of service.
He also stated that the offences contravene Sections 83, 328, Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011 and Section 280 (2) and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Presiding over the matter, Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded the defendant at Ikoyi Custodial Centre, pending hearing of his bail application. He adjourned the case till November 22.
