EFCC drags lawyer to court for allegedly duping her client (photo)

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- The EFCC has arraigned a lawyer, Rose-Marie Iweze, in court for criminal breack of trust and conversion of fund

- Iwezie allegedly sold a property for a client but refused to remit all the money to the seller

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Office, on Friday, 2nd March, 2018, arraigned a legal practitioner, Rose-Marie Iweze, before Justice Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court on a one count charge of criminal breach of trust and conversion of funds to the tune of N4 million.

The petitioner alleged that sometimes in April 2016, he instructed Rose Marie Iweze to sell his property located on ring road unguwar rimi, Kaduna, at the rate of N30 million.

After selling the property, the accused remitted the sum of N26 million to him leaving a balance of N4 million and all efforts to get her pay his remaining balance proved abortive.

Rose Marie Iweze Photo source: EFCC

Investigations revealed that Rose Marie Iweze, a lawyer practicing under the name of Rose Marie Iweze & Co. plot G5, Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna, had indeed sold the property at the agreed price of N30 million in February 2017; and the money paid through her firms account domiciled in Union Bank but refused remiting same to the owner the property in full even after being paid her agreed legal fees of N1.5 million.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Justice Tukur granted the accused bail on self recognizance and directed that she deposits her international passport with the EFCC. The judge further ruled that the accused must not travel outside Kaduna State without the permission of the court.

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The matter was adjourned to 26th April 2018 for commencement of trial.

NAIJ.com earlier reported that the EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, on Monday, February 26, 2018, arraigned one Nsa Ayi before Justice Mojisola Dada of the state high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on fraudulent false accounting to the tune of N700,000,000.00 (Seven Hundred Million Naira), an offence contrary to Section 335(a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2011.

The defendant, a former relationship officer, Coronation Merchant Bank, allegedly connived with unknown parties to move funds using customers’ electronic instructions meant for investment in the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds, Treasury Bills and Fixed Deposits. The defendant was also said to have altered instructions and falsified signatures of customers to transfer money into various accounts outside the bank.

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