Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to serve an amended charge on Senator Andy Uba and other defendants in a case involving alleged N400 million fraud.
At the court session on Wednesday, Justice Ekwo adjourned the case to March 17, following the prosecution’s failure to serve the amended charge, which was filed on March 4, 2025. The amended charge, dated March 3, was signed by Abdulrashid Sidi Esq. and marked FHC/ABJ/CR/538/2024.
The case, filed by the IGP, accuses Senator Uba, Crystal, and Benjamin Etu of conspiring to commit fraud. At the resumed hearing, prosecution counsel Lukeman Anthony Esq. informed the court that the charge had been amended. However, when Justice Ekwo inquired whether the defendants had been served, Anthony admitted they had not.
In response, the judge asked how long the prosecution needed to effect service, to which Anthony requested seven days. Justice Ekwo then directed that the amended charge be served on the first and second defendants.
Details of the Charges
Count One: Uba, Etu, and an alleged accomplice, Hajiya Fatima (currently at large), are accused of conspiring in 2022 to obtain N400 million from George Uboh under false pretenses. They allegedly promised Uboh they could secure him an appointment as Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), despite knowing the claim was false. The charge is in violation of Section 8 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud-Related Offences Act, 2006.
Count Two: The defendants allegedly induced Uboh into paying the N400 million by making the same fraudulent representation. They are charged under Section 1(2) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud-Related Offences Act, 2006.
The case will continue on March 17.
