PROFESSOR CHARGED BY EFCC FOR SUSPECTED N1.4 BILLION FRAUD

Professor Uche Chigozie Edwin has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with fraud in the amount of N1.4 billion at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

Two of Edwin's companies were also brought up for trial.

This was revealed in a statement shared on Thursday via the commission's official Twitter account.

In accordance with the statement, Edwin was charged with 11 counts involving conspiracy, the retention of cash, and the conversion of monies.

The declaration reads: "The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, on March 16, 2023, arraigned one Prof. Uche Chigozie Edwin for an alleged N1.4bn fraud before Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

"Edwin was arraigned alongside his companies, Visionary Integrated Consulting Limited, NEMAD Associates Limited and Revamp Global Enterprise on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention and conversion of funds to the tune of N1,473,367,046.04."