EFCC arraigns Lagos prophetess for defrauding company of N503m

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A Lagos-based prophetess, Linda Mabi-Praise, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly defrauding a company of N503.3m in an alleged Automotive Gas Oil deal.

Mabi-Praise, who is said to be a prophetess at the Temple of Praise Church on Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos, was arraigned before a Lagos State Special Offences Court on eight counts bordering on stealing, obtaining under false pretences and issuance of dud cheques.

She was alleged to have received the said sum in five tranches from the complainant, Tophara Ventures Nigeria Limited, and subsequently issued three dud cheques to the company.Ofoma said, “On April 4, 2017, the defendants fraudulently obtained the sum of N80m from Tophara Ventures Nigeria Limited by falsely representing to the company that the money was for diesel importation.

“On April 24, 2017, the defendants dishonestly stole and converted N137.1m belonging to the complainant to their personal use; and sometime in 2017, Mabi-Praise also stole N48m from Tophara Ventures Nigeria Limited.” The first cheque, with number 77148231, was dated October 30, 2015; while the second cheque, with number 77148216, was dated May 3, 2017, and both were for N5m each.All three cheques were reportedly dishonoured upon presentation for payment.

 

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Touch not my anointed please.

I'll love to see officialEFCC become more professional and expanded to mirror the American style fbi. Looking into foreign influence in Nigerian politics. Who do the politicians talk to abroad, at Mecca.Who is sponsoring them. Only then can you stop the sources of corruption

End time..

Prophetees?. Wonders shall never end.

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