Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned the
Company Secretary of E-Barclays Micro
Finance Bank Limited, Abuja, Oby Onwukeme
before the Federal High Court, Abuja on a
one-count charge of obstructing justice.
Mrs. Onwukeme was alleged to have willfully
declined to furnish the Commission with account
information of one of her customers, Paulinus
Enendu of Pamadas and Sons Limited who was
being investigated for obtaining money under false
pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of
N4.2 million.
She had, despite repeated appeals and citing of
Section 38 (2) (a) of the EFCC Establishment Act
which relates to the crime of obstruction,
maintained that her client's lawyer wrote and
informed her not to disclose the information to the
Commission.
The charge reads; "that you Oby Onwukeme being
the Legal Adviser and Company Secretary of E-
Barclays Micro Finance Bank Limited on or about
the 21st day of January, 2013, at Abuja, within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, did
willfully obstruct the officers of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission in the exercise of
their powers to seek and receive information on
Account Number 4010074168 belonging to
Pamamdas & Sons Limited, and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 38 (2)
(a) and punishable under Section 38 (2) (b) of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(Establishment) Act 2004".
She, however, pleaded not guilty prompting the
prosecution counsel, Maryam Ahmed to ask for a
date for trial.
However, counsel to the accused person, C.O
Achilike presented an oral bail application which
was not opposed by the prosecution.
The judge, Adeniyi Adetokunbo, granted the
accused person bail on self recognition, but stated
that she must produce two passport photographs,
an ID card and an undertaking signed by the
Managing Director of E-Barclays Microfinance Bank,
Kingsley Onuorah, to produce her when needed by
the court.
The judge adjourned the case to July 8 and 9.
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