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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, presided over by Justice A. O Awogboro, has issued a warrant of arrest on UBA Plc and four members of its staff for failing to appear in court even after they were served by substituted means in charge No:FHC|YNG|10c|2019.
It would be recalled that on February 10, 2020 when the matter came up before the court, the defendants, UBA Plc, and four of its staff namely, Ndubisi Ogu, John Iyibor, Iheaka Onuoha And Okwesili Ugochukwu, were all absent from court.
Based on the application of prosecuting counsel, N.A Timothy-Hart Esq, of the Department of Public Prosecution, federal Ministry Of Justice, which asked the Federal High Court to issue warrant of arrest against the defendants in line with Section 131 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, the court granted the prosecuting counsel’s application and ordered the issuance of warrant of arrest on UBA Plc and four of its staff.
UBA Plc and four of its staff are facing charge No: FHC/YNG/10c/2020 at the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State for offences of conspiracy, stealing, fraud and cybercrime.
They were alleged to have unlawfully caused the reversal of the sum of N33,699,450,00 already credited to the bank account of the registrar, Federal High Court, Yenagoa by relying on a non-existing Court Of Appeal order to cause the said reversal.
The said warrant ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest UBA Plc and the said four of its staff and bring them before the court on March 30, 2020 which is the next adjourned date.
