Zhengjia Jin, a Chinese national, was taken before an Ikeja Special Offenses Court on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of bribery and N301 million fraud.
Jin was charged with four counts that included bribery, theft, and retention of stolen property.
According to Ahmad Usman, the EFCC Counsel, the defendant reportedly committed the offenses in Lagos between March 5 and August 9.
He claimed that the defendant had dishonestly kept N301 million in total in his Access Bank account number 1861390260, which belongs to Golden Diamond Industrial Manufacturing Company Ltd.
The prosecutor argued that the defendant received undue advantage when he worked for the company by accepting the aforementioned funds as vendor kickbacks straight into his bank account.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant’s behavior was against the terms of employment with the organization.
The defendant dishonestly changed the N301 million to his personal use, according to the anti-graft agency.
The EFCC claims that the offenses violate Sections 280 (2) and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, as well as Sections 83 and 328 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
However, the defendant entered a not guilty plea to the allegations.
A.C. Ezenduka, the defense attorney, notified the court of a bail request.
However, the EFCC’s attorney informed the judge that the prosecution had not yet been served.
The defendant was remanded to the Ikoyi Custodial Center by Justice Rahman Oshodi while his bail application was being considered.
Oshodi postponed the case to November 22 in order to hear the
