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The embattled medical Director of the Federal medical Centre, Owerri, Mrs. Angela Uwakwem, has been arraigned by the monetary and economic Crimes fee,
EFCC, earlier than an Imo state high court docket, on an 18-rely fee that border on alleged fraudulent activities. additionally facing the same expenses with Dr. Uwakwem are Mr. Emmanuel Ajayi and a restrained liability organisation, Swiss Biostadt restricted. Uwakwem changed into accused of conspiracy, forgery, abuse of workplace and questionable movement of cash from one sub-head to every other, to the tune of N240 million. Gate main to the stricken FMC Owerri Gate leading to the bothered FMC Owerri The particulars of offence in matter examine: “Dr. Angela Uwakwem, whilst being the clinical Director of Federal scientific Centre, Owerri, Imo kingdom; Emmanuel Ajayi, handling Director and chief executive Officer of Swiss Biostadt restrained and Swiss Biostadt constrained, sometime among 2014 and 2015, in Owerri, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in the path of your legitimate duties, inflated the fee of an injector assessment media, to the track of N8.eight million, inside the award of settlement for the deliver of diverse medical device to Swiss Biostadt, above the prevailing marketplace price of N3.2 million.” In remember 9, Uwakwem become also accused of inflating the fee of virtual Thermometre to the song of N1.6 million, to the equal company, above the triumphing market price of N550,000. at the same time as taking her plea after the prices have been examine out to her, she pleaded no longer responsible to all the 18 counts. Her recommend, leader Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN), prayed the court docket to supply his customer bail on very liberal terms, specifically because the alleged offences are bailable and the presiding decide, Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe, granted the accused N1 million bail with sureties in like sum earlier than adjourning the matter to November 24 for listening to.
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