JOHN AWUDU KANU V. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, delivered by M. O. Ishola, J on the 20th day of December, 2013 in Suit No: I/3EFCC/2013

Before the Oyo State High Court, the Appellant was charged along with 4 others and convicted on a two counts Information as follows:

STATEMENT OF OFFENCE 1ST COUNT

Obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, No.14 of 2006.

PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE

John Awudu Kanu (a.k.a. Mr. Ade), Chidi (a.k.a. Pastor) (still at large), Oliche (a.k.a. Mr. Michael) (still at large) and Kingsley (still at large) on or about the 14th day of March, 2013 at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) from Shakirah Hassan on the false representation that the money was the cost of healing Oliche (a.k.a. Mr. Michael) of…