Anti-graft Arraigns Man, his Company over Alleged N32m Fr@ud In Port Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Mr. Kanu Ifesinachi Tenison and his company, Vikan Integrated Services Nigeria Limited,
before Justice P. M. Ayua of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt,
the Rivers State capital on allegations of multiple fraud.

This was conveyed in a statement issued out on the Facebook Handle of the anti-graft on Friday, 24th of May, 2024.

It was gathered that Tension and his company, first and second defendants respectively are facing prosecution on 11-count charges,
bordering on criminal breach of trust, forgery, alteration and obtaining money under false pretence.

One of the charges reads:

“That you Kanu Ifesinachi Tenison and Vikan Integrated Services Nigeria Limited between the 18th day of September, 2023 and 30th day of September, 2023 in Bonny Island Rivers State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained money in the sum of Ten Million and Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N10, 200,000.00) only from Mr. Robinson Adakosa; money which was paid into account No:0008161871 domiciled with Access Bank Plc and operated by you, under the pretence that the money will generate for him yields on investment from a contract you purported to have secured with Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG), which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (c) of he Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences, Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act.

Another reads:

“That you Kanu Ifesinachi Tenison and Vikan Integrated Services Nigeria Limited between the 15th day of August, 2023 and 1st day of December, 2023 in Bonny Island, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained money in the sum of Twenty Two Million Naira (N22, 000, 000.00) Only from Mr. Tekena Erekeosima, which money was paid into account number:2031057422 with the account name; Vikan Integrated Services Nigeria Limited domicile with First Bank of Nigeria Plc and operated by you, under the pretence that same will generate for him, yields on investment from a contract you purported to have secured with Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1: (3) of the same Act.”

He pleaded “not guilty” when all the charges were read to him, upon which prosecution counsel K. U. Odus, prayed the court for a commencement date of trial and for the first defendant to be remanded in prison custody, while the defence counsel, G. Christopher informed the court of the defendant’s pending
bail application and prayed the court to grant him bail to enable him prepare for his trial. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>