The convict, who was arraigned on October 15, 2014, had in 2009 approached the complainant with a proposal to jointly fund the execution of a capital project which he claimed was awarded to him by the Nigeria Customs Service.
The complainant decided to take part in the project and invested twenty-two million Naira, with the expectation of a return of N10m on his investment.
But upon successful completion of the project, the complainant said he neither received the agreed profit nor get a refund of his investment. He further stated that upon insistence on getting a refund, the convict gave him five different cheques totalling twenty-two million Naira, which were returned unpaid.
