The Nigeria Police Force has filed a three-count criminal charge against Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo State, for fraud.

In the charge marked CR/993/2020 and dated Sep­tember 23, 2020, which was filed before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Vourt, Abuja, Ohakim was accused of using the name of Baba­tunde Raji Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, to de­fraud unsuspecting victims.

He was also alleged to have given false information against one Chinyere Lilian Amuchienwa.

The charge reads: “That you Ikedi Ohakim, on or about the 23rd day of May 2019 at Asokoro, within the ju­risdiction of this honourable court did unlawfully gave false information against one Chinyere Amuchien­wa, that she threatened you with gun knowing it to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.

“That you Ikedi Ohakim, on or about the 23rd day of May, 2019, at Asokoro, with­in the jurisdiction of this honourable court did un­lawfully gave false informa­tion against one Chinyere Amuchienwa, that you have a plot of land for sale in Lagos State, knowing it to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code Law of the Northern Nigeria, 1968.