27-year-old Arraigned For Impersonating Delta Governor

Mr. Philip Urieh, was yesterday arraigned before an
Asaba Chief Magistrate’s court on a four-count charge
of impersonating Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of
Delta State on the social networking site, Facebook,
thereby defrauding some unsuspecting members of
the public.
The charges read: “That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male)
and others at large sometime in January 2013 at
Asaba in the Asaba magisterial district, conspired
among yourselves to commit a felony to wit,
defrauding members of the public by impersonating
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, Governor of Delta State and
thereby committed an offence punishable under
sections 422 and 516 of the Criminal Code Law cap
C.21 volume I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
“That you Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in
January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial
district obtained by fake pretence the sum of
N562,000 from one Alex Roy Omoni, the sum of N2.8
million from one Felix Usih, and the sum of N200,000
from one Jerry Odugula and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 419 of the criminal
code law cap. C.21, volume 1, laws of Delta State of
Nigeria, 2006.
The 27-year-old graduate of Accountancy from Delta
State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, pleaded not guilty to
all the count charges.
He was granted bail at N500,000, plus a surety who
would either be in the local government, state or
federal service, and not less than level 16.
The surety, according to the court, must swear to an
affidavit of means, submit two passport photographs
and also produce his pay slip.