Police Dock Teenager Over Fake Naira Notes

The Enugu State Police
Command last Wednesday arraigned one Okwudili Onovo, 19, from Akpugo in Nkanu West local government for alleged possession of fake currency.
Onovo was charged before an Enugu Magistrate Court for allegedly possessing the notes amounting to N13,000.
Police prosecutor Emmanuel Ajiogu told the court that the matter was reported to the Central Police Station, Enugu on June 7.
Ajiogu said the accused was unable to explain how he got the fake notes at the time of his arrest.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge, saying he did not know the money in his possession was fake.
When the Magistrate, Mrs Ifeoma Oruruo, asked the accused if he had a surety to bail him, he said relation, Gozie Onovo, who resides in Onitsha, had promised to bail him but had not shown up in the court.
Ajiogu urged the court to grant the accused bail since he was in court, so that he would not be taken back to the police station.
Oruruo granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum since the prosecutor concurred with the bail request.
She said the address of the surety should be within the jurisdiction of the court and that he should deposit two passport photographs of both the accused and himself.
The matter was adjourned to November 4 for further hearing.