The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has dragged Madu Garba, a storekeeper with PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc
depot, Yola, Adamawa State, before Justice Bilikisu Aliyu of the Federal High
Court, Yola.
The storekeeper was arraigned on two
counts of defrauding the company through fictitious invoicing to the tune of
N8.5m.
Uwujaren said investigation revealed
that Madu Garba used the invoice of two distributors, Yalisco Electrical
Services and Gassol and Sons Limited, to cover up some missing goods in PZ
Cussons warehouse where he was a storekeeper, thereby defrauding his employers.
The charges read in part, “That you
Madu Garba, being a store keeper at PZ Cussons Nigeria Limited, sometimes in
September 2009 in Yola Adamawa State, within the jurisdiction of this court,
Federal High Court of Nigeria, did take several electronic goods worth
N4,027,090 by fraudulently using the account of Yalisco Electrical Services
Limited, a customer, without his knowledge and converted the goods for your own
use, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 383 (1)of the Criminal Code
Act, Cap C38, laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 and punishable
under Section 390 (9) of the same Act.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to
the charge, a development which prompted the prosecution counsel, Abubakar
Aliyu, to ask for commencement of trial.
The court remanded the accused
person in prison till November 21, 2013 when trial will commence.
We put a call through to
Mr Yomi Ifaturoti the Corporate Affairs Director, but we didn’t
get his response until press time.
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