A civil servant, Ifenekwe Okechukwu, on Friday appeared in a
Wuse Zone II Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja over failure to produce an
accused in a criminal case.
Okechukwu, who works in the Legal Department National
Lottery Regulatory Commission, Jabi district Abuja, is charged with screening
of an offender.
The Prosecutor, Mr A. O. Olaofe, told the court that the
case was reported to the Chief Magistrate sometime in May 2016.
Olaofe said Okechukwu stood as surety for Joy Amaukwu, who
is charged with criminal breach of trust, cheating and issuance of dud cheque
involving N1.9 million.
He said that consequently after the bail for Amaukwu was
approved, the defendant failed to produce her.
The prosecutor said all efforts to compel Okechukwu to
produce Amaukwu failed.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions
of Section 167 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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