A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has fixed Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the formal arraignment of the Chairman of Zinox Group, Leonard Stanley Ekeh; wife, Chioma, and nine other in an alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN had on September 9, 2022, filed a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and forgery against the suspects in suit No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 before the FCT High Court, Abuja.
Court Fixes November 8 To Arraign Zinox Group Chairman, Wife, Nine Others Over Alleged N170million FraudThe arraignment, which would signal the commencement of the prosecution of the suspects.
The arraignment, which would signal the commencement of the prosecution of the suspects, would lay to rest the contrived confusion by the suspects and their agents that the AGF had rescinded his order on May 10, 2022 for them to be prosecuted for their roles in the fraud that involved a contract by the Federal Inland Revenue Service for the supply of laptop.
The businessman said the fraud involved a N170.3 million contract for the supply of computer systems awarded by FIRS to his company in 2012, which was hijacked by suspects and clandestinely executed using his company’s name without his knowledge and consent. Joseph had accused the suspects of deploying all sorts of devious means, including the manipulation of the courts, the police, anti-graft agencies and the media to evade trial.
Although the EFCC quizzed the suspects and confirmed their complicity in the crime, the police refused to prosecute them.
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