Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, have arraigned a Chinese, Liu Beixiang, before Justice Ayokule Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Beixiang was arraigned on a one- count charge of giving false information to an officer of the EFCC.
He however, pleaded not guilty to the offence when the charge was read to him.
According to a statement on the X handle of the anti-graft agency, on Monday, April 15, Justice Faji adjourned the matter till June 23, 2025 for a report on the plea bargain and remanded the defendant in a Correction Centre.
The statement reads:
“The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, arraigned a Chinese, Liu Beixiang, before Justice Ayokule Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The defendant is standing trial on a one- count charge of giving false information to an officer of the EFCC.
The charge reads: ‘That you, LIU BEIXIANG (A.K.A LAO LIU), sometime in December, 2024 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did give information, which you knew to be false, to an officer of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the discharge of his duties and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 16 (1) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004’.
“The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence when the charge was read to him.
“In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Babatunde Sonoiki, asked the court for a trial date and also prayed that the defendant be remanded in a Correctional Facility.
“Responding, defence counsel, F.A. Dalmeda, informed the court of an application submitted to the EFCC seeking a plea bargain .
“ ‘We filed an application for a plea bargain and we have also filed a motion for bail, which the EFCC responded to this morning.
“ ‘We need a date for us to report on the plea bargain.
“Consequently, Justice Faji adjourned the matter till June 23, 2025 for a report on the plea bargain and remanded the defendant in a Correction Centre.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>
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