Thursday 3 May 2012

Ifeanyi Onyeabor, a movie producer has been charged to court for N8.8m fraud


Popular Nollywood movie producer, Ifeanyi Onyeabor, was, on Tuesday, ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons by the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged N8.8 million fraud.

Justice Habeeb Abiru gave the order after Onyeabor was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a seven-count charge bordering on stealing and fraudulent conversion of money.


The 40-year-old producer was alleged to have collected a total sum of N8.8 million from Steve-James Nigeria Limited in December 2008, for the purpose of producing two movies entitled; “Young Amazon” and “Tribes.”

 In the charge sheet, the EFCC alleged that Onyeabor, with intent to defraud, stole and fraudulently converted N1, 850,000 property of Steve-James Nigeria Limited entrusted to him for the production of the movies. Other charges also explained how the accused, on different occasions, allegedly received N1, 200,000, N950, 000, N3, 000,000, 1,200,000, N500, 000 and N100, 000 from the complainants for the said production.

 EFCC prosecutor, Mr Anselem Ozioko, alleged that Onyeabor, who is the Managing Director of Igo Motion Pictures International, after collecting the money, failed to produce the movies and diverted the money for other personal uses. The alleged, offence according to the EFCC, contravened Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap C 17, Vol. 2 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.

Onyeabor pleaded not guilty when the charge sheet was read to him.

 Justice Abiru fixed July 11 for the hearing of his bail application.




10 comments:

Olaitan said...

*whistling* 8.8M d movie industry is big now O!

Ilumi said...

This is no news now, thieves everywhere

Idigo said...

Na 9ja wey naw

Ezeodum said...

lets not crucify him untill he is found guilty

Miss nwokoch said...

d bobo fin o!i doubt if stole that money they are talking, damn! is he married? so i can apply

Tope said...

he will work his way around it

Anonymous said...

Even when proven guilty,his connection will set him free

Egwaoje said...

Pnati wont smell ds fine face, he looks well connected

Idu said...

Everything in 9ja is connection

Anonymous said...

he wasnt working alone where are others