(a). That the accused was entrusted with property or with dominion
over it.
(b). that he: (i) misappropriate it, or (ii) converted it to his own use,
(iii) used it, or (v) Disposed of it,
(c).
That he did so in violation of (i) Any, direction of law,
prescribing the mode in which the trust was to be discharged,
or (ii) Any legal contract expressed or implied which he had
made concerning the trust, or (iii) That he intentionally allowed
some other person to do as above.
(d). That he acted as in (b) dishonestly. See ONUAHA V. STATE
(2706) SC.
In NWOBIKE V. F. R. N. (supra) also following the earlier
decisions in the cases of NYAME V. F. R. N. (2010) 7 NWLR (PT. 1193)
344 and AHMED V. F. R. N. (2009) 13 NWLR (PT. 1159) 536, the
apex Court was emphatic that by virtue of the combined provision of
Section 6, 7 (1) (b) and (2) (f) and 13 (2) of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, the Economic and Financial
Crime Commission has power to investigate, enforce and prosecute
offenders under the Act or any other Statute so far as the offence relates to
commission of economic and financial crimes.
It is beyond any pre adventure that Criminal Breach of Trust is an
offence under Section 311 of the Penal Code and thus criminalized by law.
Also apparent is the fact that the criminal action is intended to gain some
benefit. Similarly, the summary of evidence accompanying the charge
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