The Federal Government has brought charges against First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), its managing director, and three other individuals over allegations bordering on forgery.
Two lawyers, Muftau Ande, and Dibiaezue Chuks, as well as the Branch Manager of First Bank, Utako branch, Abuja, are mentioned in the charge, designated CR/266/2023, which was filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In the charge sheet filed by the Federal Ministry of Justice, the five defendants were accused, among other things, of forging a “tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the proprietor of Whiteplain British School, Mr Francis Chukwumah Nwufor, with intent to commit fraud.”
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The defendants were also accused of dishonestly dispossessing Nwufor of his property using the forged tripartite legal mortgage.
At the mention of the case on Tuesday, the defendants were absent.
On inquiry by the court, the lawyer to the prosecution, Ndidi Ezinwa-Ukoha said all the defendants were yet to be served with the charge, following which Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie adjourned till May 8 for arraignment.
In count one, the defendants were charged with forgery and criminal conspiracy contrary to Section 96 of the Penal Code law and punishable under section 97 of the Penal Code Law.
They are, in count two, charged with forgery contrary to Section 363 of the Penal Code law and punishable under section 364 of the same law were alleged to have sometimes in 2016, within the jurisdiction of the court, forged tripartite legal mortgage without the consent of the proprietor of the Whiteplians British School, Mr. Francis Chukwumah Nwufor and thereby commit an offense.
The prosecution alleged in count three that the defendants committed a criminal breach of trust contrary to section 311 of the Penal Code law and punishable under section 312 of the same direction.
The defendants are, in count three, accused of dishonestly disposing of Nwufor of his property while been entrusted with the tripartite legal mortgage, and thereby committed a criminal breach of trust.
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie adjourned till May 8 for arraignment after the prosecution lawyer, Ndidi Ezinwa-Ukoha, said all the defendants had yet to be served with the charge.
