Romance Scam: Man On Trial For Non-Declaration Of Assets

Joseph Victor Ndubuka was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday with two counts related to romance fraud and failure to disclose assets totaling $28,000 before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court.

This was stated in a statement released by the commission on Monday.

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One of the counts reads, “that you, Victor Joseph Ndubuka “m” sometime in March 2023 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court knowingly failed to make full disclosure of your assets by deliberately refusing to declare your cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Token all worth about Twenty Eight Thousand Dollars in the Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities Form and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27(3) (a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004 and punishable under Section (27) (3) of the same Act.”

The accused allegedly utilized the fictitious persona of a Caucasian gay man to defraud unwary victims of their hard-earned money.

Ndubuka, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

While the defence counsel, A. I Hamza requested the court to admit his client to bail, prosecuting counsel, Precious C. Onyeneho implored the court to fix a date for a hearing of the matter.

Justice Darius, however, adjourned the case till May 3, 2023, for a hearing of his bail application and ordered the defendant remanded at the Correctional Centre.