The Ibadan Zonal Office of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday June 13,
2017 arraigned Oladapo Oladejo, Olayinka Kayode Alfred and Adelabu
Igbagboyemi Grace before Justice J. O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High
Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on a 3-count charge bordering on
conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.
The defendants however, pleaded not guilty to all charges.
In view of their plea, prosecution
counsel, Edeola Elumaro prayed the court for a trail date. However,
counsel to the defendants, Babatunde Ajijola prayed the court for a
short adjournment to enable them bring a formal bail application before
the court.
Justice Abdulmalik thereafter ordered that the
defendants be remanded in the Prison custody pending the hearing and
determination of their bail application.
The case is adjourned to June 30, 2017 for trail.
The journey to the dock for the defendants began sometime in October,
2016 when a petitioner reported the syndicate comprising the defendants
(and others still at large) to the Commission.
He alleged through a
petition that they came to his block industry located in Ilorin, Kwara
State to inform him of fencing project that will require over one
million blocks which they wanted him to supply.
The syndicate
invited him to their office located at M. K. O Abiola House, Dugbe,
Ibadan to finalize the contract arrangement. At that point, he was
induced to pay some sums in order to facilitate the approval of the
contract.
After making several payments to different accounts domiciled in two banks (Names withheld) which allegedly belonging to the 1st and 3rd defendants (Kayode Olayinka and Adelabu Igbagboyemi Grace) and it appears no contract in sight, he then realized he had been scammed
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