Kaduna Businessman Arraigned Over Alleged N200,000 Counterfeit Deposit and Fake $2,000

A Kaduna High Court heard the arraignment of 38-year-old businessman Kelechi Ezechukwu, who was arrested on April 24 in the Kawo area while trying to lodge N200,000 later identified as counterfeit. Prosecutors say a follow-up search uncovered an additional $2,000 in fake foreign notes on the defendant. The offences are charged under the Kaduna State Penal Code, 2017, which carries custodial sentences if convicted. Justice Darius Khobo granted bail at N500,000 with two sureties of the same amount. Sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, prove three years of local tax payments, and one must be a relative. Proceedings resume on May 30.

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