IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE FEDERAL CAPITALTERRITORY
IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION
HOLDEN AT COURT 14 APO-ABUJA
BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE U. P. KEKEMEKE
SUIT NO:FCT/HC/CR/3B/14
COURT CLERK: JOSEPH BALAMI ISHAKU & ORS
DATED: 17/01/17
BETWEEN:
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ........COMPLAINANT
AND
UMAR BUKAR A.
.......................................DEFENDANT
JUDGMENT
The charge preferred against the Defendant is dated and filed on the 25/02/15. It is
a two count charge of impersonation and attempt to defraud or obtain money under
false pretence. It states:
COUNT ONE:
“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 pretended to be an operative of the Economic and
Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and demanded One Million
Naira (N1,000,000:00) from one DR PRECIOUS GBENEOL a
former Hon. Secretary Heath and Human Service Secretariat Abuja
as bribe to cover or do away with a Petition against her with the
EFCC when you knew you are not an EFCC operative and thereby
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