Five persons who allegedly
impersonated Salisu Buhari, the first son of President Muhammadu Buhari,
to
dupe a multi-billion dollars Indoroma Eleme Petrochemical Company in Eleme,
Rivers State, have been arraigned before a magistrate court in Port Harcourt
charged with fraud, forgery and impersonation.
The five suspects accused include
Mohammed Salisu, Yahaya Lawal, Maxwell Atago, Ado Garba and Uche Onu who were
remanded in prison custody after they were arraigned.
They are facing a six-count charge
of advanced fee fraud, forgery and impersonation.
The accused persons were alleged to
have committed felony with the intention to defraud Indoroma Eleme
Petrochemical Company in Port Harcourt but they ran out of luck when they were
apprehended by operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS.
DSS also accused the five men of
creating a letter head paper with the seal of the Presidency.
The presiding Chief magistrate,
B.M.F. Jamabo, after taking the plea of the suspects refused them bail and
ordered that they be remanded in prison custody and that the matter be referred
to the Director of Public Prosecution.
The matter was adjourned till
January 21, 2016 for mention.

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