The police on Thursday arraigned a 66-year-old man, Adamu Tukur, in a Wuse Zone 6 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja over alleged N2.4 million UNDP job scam.
Tukur, who resides on Abacha Road, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, is charged with three counts of impersonation, breach of trust and cheating.
The prosecutor, Emmanuel Ochai, told the court that on Oct. 24, 2017, one George Chigozie of Area 11, Garki, Abuja, wrote a petition to the office of the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command.
He alleged that the defendant claimed to be a consultant for the UNDP.
Ocahi said sometime in March 2017, the defendant conspired with one Abubakar Chika, at large and defrauded the complainant of N2.4 million to help him secure a job.
The prosecution alleged that after the complainant gave the defendant the money, he disappeared into thin air.
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The prosecutor also alleged that after the police apprehended the defendant, he issued a dud cheque as refund in the sum of N2 million which was dishonoured on presentation.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 132, 312, and 322 of the penal code.
The defendant however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Njideka Iheme-Nwosu, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1million with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until May 23 for hearing
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
