Mrs. Angela Uwakwem, Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri with Mr. Emmanuel Ajayi and a limited liability company, Swiss Biostadt Limited have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before an Imo State High Court, on an 18-count charge that border on alleged fraudulent activities.
Uwakwem was accused of conspiracy, forgery, abuse of office and questionable movement of cash from one sub-head to another, to the tune of N240 million
She inflated the price of an injector contrast media, to the tune of N8.8 million, in the award of contract for the supply of various medical equipment to Swiss Biostadt, above the prevailing market price of N3.2 million.” She was also accused of inflating the price of Digital Thermometre to the tune of N1.6 million, to the same company, above the prevailing market price of N550,000.
She pleaded not guilty to all the 18 counts. Her counsel, Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN), prayed the court to grant his client bail on very liberal terms, especially as the alleged offences are bailable and the presiding judge, Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe, granted the accused N1 million bail with two sureties in like sum before adjourning the matter to November 24 for hearing.
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