The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned two
Catholic priests — Reverend Fathers Silas Nweke and E.C. Obiorah —
before a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital,
for allegedly attempting to swindle some people in a cement deal.
They were arraigned on 35 counts in suit
no FHC/Awka/75C/2012, bordering on obtaining by false pretences,
popularly known as 419. The EFCC was represented by two
prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi and Henry Anaso, while N. H. Osunkwo
represented the first accused person and C. J. Asiegbu represented the
second accused person.
Counsel for Nweke challenged the
jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter, contending that the
matter had been heard at different times at the Court of Appeal and
Supreme Court.
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu
Asiegbu, the counsel for Obiorah, who is
the second accused person, told the court that a state High Court in
Awka had delivered a judgment in the matter in which the Holy Family
Group of Companies and the accused persons were defendants.
The two catholic priests among other
charges, were accused of obtaining money by false pretences huge sums of
money from certain persons and issuing them dud cheques, using the name
of Holy Family Group of Companies in a cement deal some years
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