Nigerian fraud accused appears for bail

In the dock: Ezekannagha
In the dock: Ezekannagha

A 51-year-old Nigerian man accused of defrauding a local bank of P2 million is due before the Broadhurst Magistrate Court today for a bail hearing.

Chukwuma Ezekannagha has been remanded in custody in a case in which he faces a charge of swindling First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) last year.

Last week, Broadhurst Magistrate Taboka Slave postponed Ezekannagha’s bail application because the substantive magistrate was not available.

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