The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken legal action against Kingsley Unije, arraigning him on charges related to forgery, money laundering, and obtaining money under false pretenses, involving a sum of N340,000,000. This development was shared in a statement published on the official account of the EFCC on Wednesday.InformationGuideNigeria

According to the statement, Unije allegedly committed these offenses between May and June 2022. The charges include selling a non-existent piece of land to Igwe Cosmas, an act he reportedly carried out in collusion with Chinonye Unije, who is now deceased.JAMB Portal

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Following his arrest, Kingsley Unije was presented before Justice M. G. Umar of the Federal High Court in Enugu. In response to the charges, Unije entered a plea of not guilty. This case highlights the ongoing efforts of the EFCC to combat financial crimes, including fraud and money laundering, in Nigeria. The proceedings will continue as the court further examines the evidence and allegations against Kingsley Unije.

The statement read, “The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Kingsley Chinonye Unije, for forgery, obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N340,000,000 (Three Hundred and Forty Million Naira only).NYSC Portal

“He was arraigned on Wednesday 22, November 2023, before Justice M.G Umar of Federal High Court sitting Enugu, on five-count charges bordering on forgery, obtaining money by false and money laundering.JAMB Portal

“Count one of the charges reads; That you KINGSLEY CHINONYE UNIJE sometime between May and June 2022 in Enugu State within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N170,000,000.00 from Igwe Cosmas Ezeumeh under the pretense that you were selling to him two landed property known as plot 81 and 304  at New layout Enugu with the consent of Late Mrs Victoria Unije which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) of Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud-related offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same act.

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