EFCC reports differing pleas in alleged ₦156.9m Lagos fraud case
Three defendants entered differing pleas when they appeared before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on November 6 in an alleged fraud case involving ₦156.9 million, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The defendants are Chukwu Amaka Goodness, Ajijie Ferdinand Eri and Enyeribe Precious. They appeared before Justice D.I. Dipeolu, according to EFCC’s account, reported by The Moment on November 9.
EFCC said Goodness and Eri pleaded not guilty to 13 counts and guilty to one. The reviewed reports did not identify the count to which they pleaded guilty.
Precious reportedly pleaded guilty to a charge alleging the fraudulent conversion of household electronics valued at ₦7.823 million.
The reviewed accounts did not report a conviction or sentence.
EFCC alleged that Goodness and Eri retained sums of ₦75 million and ₦38.36 million that they reasonably ought to have known were proceeds of unlawful activities.
The charge described against Precious concerns electronics allegedly converted to her use between February 21 and March 2, 2026. These allegations remain attributed to the prosecution.
Following the pleas, prosecution counsel Suleiman I. Suleiman requested a trial date and asked the court to remand the defendants.
Justice Dipeolu reportedly ordered Eri’s remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, while Goodness and Precious were remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
The reports give November 18 and 20 as the next dates for trial proceedings involving Goodness and Eri and a review of facts concerning Precious. They do not clearly assign each proceeding to a particular date.
The reviewed accounts describe a 14-count charge but do not clearly explain how all counts are allocated among the three defendants. IDNN has not reviewed the complete charge sheet or court record.
The available reports did not include defence submissions or establish whether the court considered bail.
