committed an offence punishable under Section 132 of the Penal Code”. COUNT TWO: “That you UMAR BUKAR ALIBE sometime on 21st August 2011, at Abuja within the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory with intent to defraud attempted to obtain money from one DR PRECIOUS GBENEOL a former Hon. Secretary Health and Human Service Secretariat, Abuja under the false pretence that you are an operative of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) assigned to investigate a case of fraud against her and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”. The two count charge was read to the Defendant and he pleaded NOT GUILTY to all the Counts. The Prosecution opened his case and called two witnesses in proof thereof. The first Prosecution Witness is Ebello Friday. He stated that his office is situate at 5 Formella Cresent, Wuse II, Abuja. That he works at the EFCC as an Operative. That he is attached to the Advance Fee Fraud Section as Head of Advance Fee Fraud Team 2. That he knows the Defendant. Following a Petition dated 28/08/11 signed by Dr Precious Gbeneol to the effect that certain persons who referred to themselves as Eagle Eyes sent her a text message alleging that certain Petitions transferred from ICPC to EFCC relating to her tenure as Secretary Health FCT. That she should pay the sum of N1 Million to GTB Account bearing the Defendant’s name. She asked them to contact her lawyer because she has just been defrauded. That the team wrote a letter of investigation activities dated 2