Arthur Eze
The Eze brothers Olisaebuka and Onyeka
By Our Reporter
Two brothers, Olisaebuka Okwuchukwu Eze and Onyeka Nnadozie Eze said to be nephews of Arthur Eze allegedly swindled billionaire Arthur Eze of N1.5billion and the court has remanded them in prison. As it stands, the two brothers will spend Christmas and New Year in jail.
The Eze brothers, NATIONAL WAVES gathered stayed with Arthur Eze for decades and managed some of his businesses without any records or account of financial mismanagement or misappropriation.
Also learnt that Olisa Eze and Onyeka Eze are the children of Arthur Eze’s late brother, Alfred Eze who died years back.
The Eze brothers were ordered to be remanded there on Thursday by Justice N. E. Maha of the Federal High Court Abuja.
The judge took the decision following the arraignment of the two brothers on separate charges of money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Olisaebuka Okwuchukwu Eze and his company, Berlus Resources Ltd were arraigned on an 11-count charge.
Onyeka Eze and his company, DYM Integrated Service Limited are also facing a 14-count charge.
Count five of the charge against Okwuchukwu reads, ” That you Eze Olisaebuka Okwuchukwu, between 26th September 2017 to 30th October, 2020, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did convert the aggregate sum of N319,709,807 to the credit of your Fidelity bank account No. 6052516415 which sum you knew forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011(as amended) and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act”.
Count four of the charge against Onyeka reads, “That you Eze Onyeka Nnadozie, between 21st November, 2014 to 4th December, 2014, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did convert the aggregate sum of £32,700( Thirty-two Thousand, Seven Hundred Pounds Sterling) to the credit of your Unity Bank Plc Account No. 3001732932 which sum you knew forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) (b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 ( as amended) and punishable under the Section 15(3) of the same Act”.
The defendants however pleaded not guilty to the charges
