today arraigned one Suzan Vega Ochuko before Justice P.I.
Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State on
a three count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining
money by false pretence.
Ochuko and one Tony Uyimwen aka Alex Ethan (now at large)
allegedly operating with a pseudo name Alex Ethan contacted
one Mrs. Beatrice AUF DER MAUR from St. Gallen,
Switzerland via Facebook and defrauded her of One Hundred
and Thirty-Two Thousand Euro.
Mrs Auf Der Maur was allegedly hoodwinked into a love
relationship with the defendant who subsequently defrauded
her of the said amount under the pretence of executing a non
existing contract.The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
In view of her plea, the prosecution counsel M.T. Iko asked
the court to fix a date for commencement of trial. The
defence counsel, Ekhator Ogiegbaen told the court that he
had filed an bail application for his client. He pleaded with
the court to grant his client bail as she will not jump bail and
that the defendant was a nursing mother.
Though the prosecution counsel opposed the bail, Justice
Ajoku granted the defendant bail in the sum of One Million
Naira with two sureties in like sum.
The sureties must be civil servant not below grade level 12 or
two sureties with landed property within the jurisdiction of the
court.
The sureties must deposit original title of their document with
the court while the civil servant must produce an official letter
from his superior from his office. The documents are to be
verified by the prosecution.
The matter was adjourned to the 14th of June, 2017 for trial
while the defendant is to be remanded in prison custody
pending the perfection of her bail.
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