By  jimitota  onoyume, PH

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC yesterday arraigned a former Presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru on a five-count charge which included altering, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.

Justice Suleiman Aliyu of a Federal High Court, Port Harcourt fixed August 13 for bail application and hearing on the matter, adding that the accused be remanded in EFCC custody.

Meantime, EFCC said in a statement that Chief Owuru allegedly obtained the sum of sixty-six million naira (N66, 000,000.00) from one Ikechukwu Eze through a phoney land deal.

The complainant alleged that sometime in March 2011, he paid the sum of sixty million naira (N60m) through Skye Bank, Olu Obansanjo Road branch, Port Harcourt, to Barrister Owuru for a property located at Nzimiro Street, Amadi , Port Harcourt.

 In the process of taking possession of the property, it was discovered that a portion had been sold to another person. At this point, Barrister Owuru allegedly asked for another N6m to settle the other buyer, one Chief Austin Omire, which Eze allegedly obliged.