The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one
Chinedu Nwosu for allegedly defrauding a Taiwanese businesswoman of
$1.2m
It was learnt that Nwosu was arrested following a petition by
the Taiwanese, Ivy Hung, in which she alleged that the suspect
defrauded her company, Pollen Corporation, of the said sum.
In a petition written by the lawyer for the company, Mr. Pius
Okeoma, and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the
petitioner alleged that the suspect and his wife were involved in
the scam.
The petitioner alleged that Sahara Tooling, a firm owned by
Nwosu and his wife, Mrs. Ifeaneme Nwosu, a nurse in the Nnamdi
Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State,
received goods from the Taiwanese businesswoman through Pollen
Corporation on credit.
It was said that the couple sold the goods, but refused to pay
the company.
Instead, Chinedu allegedly diverted the money to personal use by
investing part of the sum in a transport company, African Eagle
Multi-Transport Services Limited, which he co-founded with some
Chinese.
He was said to have issued some cheques in part payment of the
sum, but the cheques were dishonoured on the grounds of lack of
funds when presented at a bank.
The petition read in part, “Our client has made several efforts
to reach the said Mr. Chinedu Nwosu, including going to his
business addresses in Asaba (Delta State), Nnewi and Onitsha to
make him to put value to the cheques and honour the content of the
debit notes to no avail.
“Mr. Nwosu kept hiding from our client. This attitude and the
non-payment of the various sums in the debit notes have put our
client into untold hardship and doubts to further trust and do
business in Nigeria.
“Consequently, we write that you use your good offices to
investigate these allegations and prosecute the offender to serve
as a deterrent to others and restore confidence in the business
environment in Nigeria.”
It was learnt that months after receiving the petition, the EFCC
was able to arrest Chinedu.
He had spent over a week in the custody of the commission and
was said to have made useful statements to the EFCC operatives.
The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, could not be
reached for comment.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one
Chinedu Nwosu for allegedly defrauding a Taiwanese businesswoman of
$1.2m
It was learnt that Nwosu was arrested following a petition by
the Taiwanese, Ivy Hung, in which she alleged that the suspect
defrauded her company, Pollen Corporation, of the said sum.
In a petition written by the lawyer for the company, Mr. Pius
Okeoma, and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the
petitioner alleged that the suspect and his wife were involved in
the scam.
The petitioner alleged that Sahara Tooling, a firm owned by
Nwosu and his wife, Mrs. Ifeaneme Nwosu, a nurse in the Nnamdi
Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State,
received goods from the Taiwanese businesswoman through Pollen
Corporation on credit.
It was said that the couple sold the goods, but refused to pay
the company.
Instead, Chinedu allegedly diverted the money to personal use by
investing part of the sum in a transport company, African Eagle
Multi-Transport Services Limited, which he co-founded with some
Chinese.
He was said to have issued some cheques in part payment of the
sum, but the cheques were dishonoured on the grounds of lack of
funds when presented at a bank.
The petition read in part, “Our client has made several efforts
to reach the said Mr. Chinedu Nwosu, including going to his
business addresses in Asaba (Delta State), Nnewi and Onitsha to
make him to put value to the cheques and honour the content of the
debit notes to no avail.
“Mr. Nwosu kept hiding from our client. This attitude and the
non-payment of the various sums in the debit notes have put our
client into untold hardship and doubts to further trust and do
business in Nigeria.
“Consequently, we write that you use your good offices to
investigate these allegations and prosecute the offender to serve
as a deterrent to others and restore confidence in the business
environment in Nigeria.”
It was learnt that months after receiving the petition, the EFCC
was able to arrest Chinedu.
He had spent over a week in the custody of the commission and
was said to have made useful statements to the EFCC operatives.
The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, could not be
reached for comment.
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