Anti-graft Arraigns Woman, Daughter-in-law for Alleged N6m Land Fr@ud in Port Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one identified as Blessing Webilor Nchelem and her daughter in-law, Deborah Jack before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for multiple fraud.

This was conveyed in a statement shared on the official Facebook page of the anti-graft agency on Monday, 3rd of June, 2024.

According to the agency, they were arraigned on four-count charges, bordering on criminal conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence and retention of proceeds of unlawful act to the tune of N6 million.

Count two of the charge reads:

“That you, Deborah Jack, Blessing Webilor Nchelem, Chimenem Peter Webilor (now at large) between 15th November, 2022 to 21st March, 2023 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud did obtain in a single transaction, the sum of Six Million
Naira (N6,000,000.00) only from Senibo Richmond Opusunju as consideration for the sale of three plots of land, located at Rumuapu, Rukpokwo Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, a pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>