Justice M.N Yinusa of the Federal High court, Enugu on
Thursday, 16th June 2016 sentenced one Frank Joseph and his accomplice,
Muonwuba Valentine, a final year student of Institute of Management and
Technology (I.M.T) Enugu to two (2) years imprisonment each for
conspiracy, uttering, impersonation and attempting to steal brought
against them by the EFCC. .
The duo were
arrested in March 2016, on an allegation that they visited an Access
Bank Branch in Kenyatta Enugu State, presented themselves as customers
of the bank and requested for an ATM card on a particular account
claiming that the said account belonged to their grandfather who is
bedridden.
The bank on
suspecting foul play, alerted the Commission and the matter was
investigated leading to their subsequent arraignment on 19th April 2016
on a five -count charge.
They initially
pleaded "not guilty" to charges preferred against them, but suddenly
recanted when the case came up June 16, 2016 as they changed their
plea from "not guilty" to "guilty".
The court
consequently convicted and sentenced the duo to two years each on the
five counts preferred against them. The sentences are however to run
concurrently.
One of the counts reads:
Wilson UwujarenHead, Media & Publicity
17th June, 2016
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