Court Set Date To Try Businessman For Alleged Fraud

By Felix Kuyinu

A businessman, Jonathan Isikwe, has been held for trial allegely being in possession of counterfeit negotiable instruments of foreign financial institutions.

Following Isikwe’s arraignment by the Economic Finacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at the Federal High Court in Lagos, the Presiding Judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, adjourned the case till May 14, 2025.

The EFCC, In a 17 count charge claimed that the accused, on or about the 18th day of September, 2015 at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos attempted to export 448 pieces of travelers cheques.

The anti-graft Commission summited thag Iskwei, same time and place, had in his possession negotiable instrument of Postbank Frankfurt with registration numbers 29734,29742, 29737,29718.

The Commission also alleged that the defendant had in possession negotiable instrument of Gunnebo Canadian Inc. with registration numbers 152501,152502,152503,152504,152505 each in the value of 3,500 Canadian Dollars knowing them to be counterfeit.

The EFCC also submitted that the suspect was also in possession of negotiable instrument of safe Federal Credit Union with registration numbers 799401,799402,799403,799404, each in the value of 3,500 United State Dollars.

Furthermore, Isikwe was also said to have been caught with Royal Bank of Scotland negotiable instrument with registration numbers 034303, and 034339.