Court remands lawyer in prison for issuing dud cheque





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A magistrate court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, remanded a lawyer, Mr. Daniel Ndata, in prison for alleged issuance of a dishonoured (dud) cheque of N1.6m.
Ndata was accused of issuing the dud cheque to a financial institution, Pay Mega Bank Ltd.


The presiding magistrate, Mr. Usukama Akpabio, while delivering judgment in the matter, stated that the offence was contrary to Section 1 of the Dishonoured Cheque Offences Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.


Akpabio directed that the case file should be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
Meanwhile, the accused person was remanded in the prison pending the advice of the DPP.
The case entitled, ‘‘The Commissioner of Police vs Samuel Ndata’’ has been adjourned till Monday, January 9, 2017.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mega Pay Nigeria Limited, Mr. Johnson Offuo, claimed that the accused, who had been in law practice for 28 years, took a loan from the bank in January 24, 2015 and promised to pay back within two months (March 24, 2015).

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