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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged telecommunications company , Globacom Limited, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for an alleged fraud of $ 6 ,786, 674.61 .
The firm was charged alongside its Indian Chief Marketing Officer, Ashok Israni , who was listed as the first defendant in the case.
The one count filed before Justice A . O. Williams against the defendants, read, “ Ashok Israni and Globacom Limited, sometime in 2008 in Lagos , within the Ikeja Judicial Division , with intent to defraud, induced Emitac Mobile Solutions LLC , Dubai , United Arab Emirates to confer a benefit on you by permitting Emitac Mobile Solutions LLC to provide you with Blackberry solutions services, valued at USD 6 ,786, 674.64 on the understanding that the benefit will be paid for , which pretence you knew to be false. ”
The prosecuting counsel for the EFCC , Mr . A . B .C . Ozioko , who signed the charge sheet , claimed that the firm and Israni acted contrary to Section 1 (2 )(3 ) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No . 14 of 2006 .
However , when the case was called in court on Monday , the defendants were not in court .
The prosecutor , Ozioko, said the EFCC was making efforts to produce Israni , who had been granted an administrative bail by the anti - graft agency .
“My lord , we are sorry we are not able to produce the defendants.
“As part of efforts to ensure that trial commences , we brought the complainants all the way from Dubai .
“We have no choice but to seek a date for arraignment , ” he said .
In the circumstance, Justice Williams adjourned the case till May 15 , 2018 for the arraignment of the defendants.
Source: http://punchng.com/breaking-efcc-charges-globacom-with-6-7m-fraud/