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EFCC Docks Pastor In Benin Over Visa Scam by pellegrini2012: 1:00am On Nov 13, 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, November12, 2012, arraigned Pastor Henry Uhunmwagho, 33, before Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court 2 sitting in Benin City, Edo State on a nine count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence.
Count number one of the charges read: “that you Henry Uhunmwagho on or about the 13th day of August, 2010 in Benin within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court did with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N300, 000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) from one Odion Princewill C. under the pretence that you were going to procure a United States of America Visa for him which you knew was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act of 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act”.
Henry, a pastor with Church of God Mission, Suleja, Niger State, was arrested by the EFCC on the 11th May, 2012, following a petition by Godwin Ochai, a legal practitioner, on behalf of one Mr. Odom Princewill.
He was alleged to have collected the sum of One Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand Naira (N1, 436,000) under false pretence to process a United States of American Visa for the petitioner but failed to do so.
Though he pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him in court, the accused had admitted in his statement to the EFCC that he collected the alleged money from the petitioner and gave it to one Eze Chucks ( now at large), to process the visa but failed to do so.
Princewill, in his petition against Henry, alleged that sometimes in 2010, he was introduced to the accused, by Rev. Uzor Onyekwere of the Church of God Mission, Benin. The petitioner alleged that the suspect claimed to know an in-law to the then Nigerian Ambassador to Canada and promised to help him secure a two-year visa to United States of America.
“I paid a total sum of one million, four hundred and thirty six thousand naira (N1, 436, 000) into ....continue at http://www.rosemarynkblog.com/efcc-docks-pastor-in-benin-over-visa-scam/

Re: EFCC Docks Pastor In Benin Over Visa Scam by nitlad: 5:37am On Nov 13, 2012
Marafùckìng con-man masqurading as a 'pastor'.
Jail the wayo man jor.
Re: EFCC Docks Pastor In Benin Over Visa Scam by Bacteriocin(m): 7:04am On Nov 13, 2012
Why them arrest am now? Make them leave am jo. Him wan buy JET
Re: EFCC Docks Pastor In Benin Over Visa Scam by ijawkid(m): 8:08am On Nov 13, 2012
Why them put him picture??.....them for no put am....

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