EFCC arraigns House of Reps member for Fraud

A house of Reps member was arraigned yesterday for Fraud involving Dud Cheques worth N125 million.
Hon Aliyu Gebi representing Bauchi Federal Constituency was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a 13-count charge of issuing dud cheques worth over 125 million Naira to one Usman Mustapha

One of the charges filed by the EFCC against him read:

"That you, Hon. Aliyu Gebi, being the owner and sole signatory of Craft Technology Ltd and Craft Technology Ltd on or about the 12/01/2012 at Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did obtain credit by issuing a UBA Plc cheque No. 00091852 in the sum of N10,000.000.00 (Ten Million naira) only in favour of Musty Petroleum Ltd. which when presented within three months was dishonored on the ground that there was insufficient fund in the account and thereby committed an offense punishable under section 1 (b) (I) of the dishonored cheque ( offences) Act, 2004 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.”