Man posing as Uduaghan on Facebook incourt.

Asaba—A 27-year-old graduate of Accountancy
from Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, 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.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in
January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial
district cheated Alex Roy Omoni, Felix Usih and
Jerry Odugula of their monies by fraudulently
tricking them to believe that you would link them
up with the Delta State governor and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section
421 of the criminal code law cap C.21 volume 1,
laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.
That you, Philip Onos Urieh (male) sometime in
January 2013 at Asaba in the Asaba magisterial
district impersonated Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,
governor of Delta State with intent to defraud and
thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 484 of the criminal code law cap 2.21
volume I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
He pleaded not guilty to all the count charges
and was, however, admitted on bail with
stringent conductions.
He is to provide 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.
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