The Nigeria Police Force has been ordered to arrest Senator Hope Uzodinma, the senator representing Imo West, for issuing a N200 million dud cheque.\u200e<\/p>\n

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court In Abuja gave the order on Tuesday following the lawmaker\u2019s failure to present himself for arraignment for the said offence after being notified.<\/p>\n

Uzodinma was absent on September 11, the last adjourned date, but his counsel, Eze Oguaju, promised to make him available today, September18.<\/p>\n

The failure to appear again today led the presiding judge, Abdulwahab Mohammed, to issue a bench warrant against him.<\/p>\n

The senator, alongside two companies, Smiec Engineering and Chemical Construction Company, Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company, were charged to court for allegedly issuing a N200 million dud cheque to Chitex Ventures and Chima Akuzie.<\/p>\n

The judge also entered a plea of not guilty for the other defendants, relying on Section 478 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.\u200e<\/p>\n

The section provides that a court shall order a plea of not guilty \u200eto be entered and the trial shall proceed as though the corporation involved had duly entered a plea of not guilty.\u200e<\/p>\n

He subsequently adjourned the matter until September 25 for hearing.\u200e<\/p>\n

Chitex Ventures Ltd and Chima Akuzie, the complainants, had made a Direct Criminal Complaint against the defendants over alleged issuance of a UBA N200 million dud cheque.<\/p>\n

The complainant\u2019s counsel, Oluwatosin Ojaomo, had earlier urged the court to invoke the provisions of Section 131 of the ACJA against the defendant, by issuing a warrant of arrest against the defendant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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