The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, #EFCC, Ibadan Zonal office on Thursday August 9, 2018, arraigned one Akomolehin Johnson Olusesan before Hon. Justice M. Abimbola, Chief Judge of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, on 21-count charge, bordering on obtaining money under false pretence and forgery.
Akomolehin’s arraignment followed a petition to the EFCC from a petitioner (name withheld) alleging that the defendant approached him that he could secure him a Canadian visa, which he paid him the sum of N1,350,000.00 as installments through his bank account, domiciled in one of the new generation banks (name withheld) and later gave him the sum of N450,000.00 cash. .
According to the petitioner, after payment, the defendant gave him a Canadian visa which was discovered to be fake at the point of traveling to Canada and that all efforts made to get his money back proved abortive. Also, further investigations by the EFCC, revealed that more people were also scammed by the defendant, totaling to over three million naira.
Akomolehin however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
In view his plea, prosecution counsel, Dr. Ben Ubi prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of the defendant in prison custody. However, counsel to the defendant, A. R. Daramola, informed the court of an application for bail filed earlier before the court. However, Ubi told the court that he was just served in court in the morning and needed time to respond.
While adjourning to September 27, 2018 for trial and ordering the defendants to be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of their bail conditions,
Justice Abimbola also adjourned the case to August 16, 2018, for hearing of bail applications.
Credit: OfficialEFCC
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