THE REPUBLIC vs NJOKU CHIBUZOR IKECHUKWU & 8 ORS [2017]DLHC16342

Date	2017-03-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FT/0064/16
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16342

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. CHARLES WILCOX OFORI

MR. J. K. YEBOAH

MR. MUNIRU KASSIM

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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT NO. FT/0064/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 9<sup>TH</sup> March,2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">MR.
CHARLES WILCOX OFORI FOR THE REPUBLIC PRESENT <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">MR. MUNIRU KASSIM FOR A5 AND A6 PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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tab-stops:43.05pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">On count one, all the accused persons are charged with conspiracy
to defraud contrary to sections 23(1) and 131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act,
1960 as amended by NLCD 398 and section 123 of the Electronic Transactions Act,
2008(Act 772); <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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0cm;margin-left:43.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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tab-stops:43.05pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">On count two, A1, Njoku is charged with defrauding by false
pretences contrary to sections131(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 as
amended by NLCD 398 and 123 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008(Act 772);<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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tab-stops:43.05pt;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">c)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">On count three, A1 is charged with Money Laundering contrary to
1(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act 2014 (Act 874) and section
123 of the Electronic Transactions Act, 2008(Act 772);<o:p></o:p></span></p>