EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property through false pretense in Ibadan

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EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property through false pretense in Ibadan

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office on Monday arraigned one Paul Afolabi before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Judicial Division.

Afolabi was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining property under false pretenses.

We gathered that Afolabi, who operated through the name William Sharon, was arrested in Ibadan by operatives of the Commission after receiving an intelligence report dated May 10, 2018 in which he and other suspects were alleged to be members of a syndicate formed to dupe people through the use of the internet.

The EFCC accused them of deploying fake information to obtain Itune GiftCard and Amazon Cards from foreigners.

The offence it was learnt runs contrary to section 1(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

Afolabi pleaded not guilty to all the charges as they were read to him.

EFCC counsel, Abdulrasheed Lanre Suleman, prayed the court for a trial date and an order to remand the defendant in prison custody.

The defence counsel, Ololade Animasahun, however, filed a bail application on behalf of his client, which the EFCC lawyer did not oppose to.

Ajoku after listening to the prosecution and defence counsels then adjourned till July 3 for ruling on the bail application.

The judge fixed commencement of trial for September 30.

Ajoku equally ordered that the accused be remanded in prison till the court decides on his bail application.

 

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Naira Marley's management reacts to reports the singer is yet to find someone to stand surety for his bail

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Naira Marley's management reacts to reports the singer is yet to find someone to stand surety for his bail

 

The management of embattled singer, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, has reacted to allegations that the singer who was granted bail by a Lagos court on May 30th, is yet to be released from prison because no one wants to stand as surety for him. 

Reacting to the allegation, his management in a post shared on his Instastories this morning, said there are sureties already on ground to sign his bail but the delay in releasing the singer is because the antigraft agency, EFCC, needs to verify the information provided by the sureties and this takes time. 

Naira Marley was arrested on May 10th, his birthday. He was charged to court on 11-counts of fraud and internet scam.

After spending 20 days in EFCC custody, he was granted bail  in the sum of 2 Million Naira with sureties with landed property in Lagos.

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Yahoo Yahoo: Court throws SS II student into prison

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Yahoo Yahoo: Court throws SS II student into prison

 

Justice Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, Benin City on Friday ordered that Akhigbe Gabriel, an SS II student, be remanded in prison custody for alleged impersonation and internet fraud.

Ganriel was remanded along with Adesuwa Precious, Ogheneteru Pezu, Kenneth Owa, and Isaac Nkemdule until the next adjourned date.

They were accused of defrauding one Joy to the tune of N150, 000, which was allegedly transfered into a bank account of one of them.

The action was allegedly committed contrary to Section 15; sub-Section 2 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.

Gabriel, a.k.a. Matt Chan, who is facing a four-count charge, allegedly impersonated an American, Matthew Chan and sent male nude pictures to another American Candy Cerfi, contrary to section 22, 14 sub-Section 2 of the Cyber Crimes Act of 2015.

The judge particularly berated Gabriel, who pleaded guilty to the charges.

He expressed worry that the accused would never hold any public office in future “after making himself a convict,” instead of focusing on his studies and completing his education.

In another development, the court also remanded one Blessing Francis in Ikpoba-Okah Local Government Area of Edo in prison custody until June.

Francis was allegedly caught with a 9.5kg of cannabis sativa wrapped in a bag in contravention of Section 19 of the NDLEA Act CAP N30 of 2014.

The two cases were adjourned to June, when trial are expected to commence.

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Naira Marley will be arraigned on Monday - EFCC reveals, releases his charge sheet (Photos)

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Naira Marley will be arraigned on Monday - EFCC reveals, releases his charge sheet (Photos)

 

Embattled singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, will be arraigned in court on Monday to face 11 charges bordering on fraud against him for alleged credit card fraud.

The musician effectively risks seven years in jail if found guilty, as Section 33 (2) which he was accused of breaching, reads: “Any person who uses: a counterfeit access device; an unauthorised access device; an access device issued to another person; resulting in a loss or gain commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of not more than seven years or a fine of not more than N5,000,000.00 and forfeiture of the advantage or value derived from his act.

In the charge sheet released by EFCC, it was indicated that the singer signed and collected the original copy ahead of his arraignment.

The artiste was arrested last Friday along with four others including his friend and singer, Zlatan Ibile who has since been released on administrative bail.

See the charge sheet below.

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"Davido did not hire lawyer to get Zlatan out of EFCC custody, it was Olamide and Burna boy" - Aremo Gucci

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"Davido did not hire lawyer to get Zlatan out of EFCC custody, it was Olamide and Burna boy" - Aremo Gucci

 

Fresh facts are emerging as to who really helped Zlatan and others get out of EFCC custody last night.

While some initial reports claimed it was Davido who got some Senior Advocates to rescue them, Aremo Gucci, a close ally of Zlatan has come out to refute the claims saying its all lies.

According to him, only Olamide and Burna Boy came through for them when they needed help. Another close friend of Zlatan, Ebaycarder confirmed saying Davido was merely a social media keyboard supporter.

See their video and screenshots below...

 

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Burna boy pleads for the release of Naira Marley, Zlatan by EFCC

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Burna boy pleads for the release of Naira Marley, Zlatan by EFCC

 

Burna Boy has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to release Naira Marley and Zlatan.

Tony Orilade, EFCC Head of Media, said on Sunday that the suspects were still in detention and will be arraigned soon. 

“They are still with us and expected to be arraigned in court this week. No date has been fixed yet but as soon as I confirm, I’ll let you know”, the spokesman said.

Reacting, Burma boy who had a show last night in Lagos, lamented the absence of his colleagues.

Alongside a picture of them, he begged EFCC to release Naira Marley and Zlatan.

On his Snapchat, he wrote: “You see am now, no Zanku for my show today. My day is ruined.

“EFCC na beg I Dey beg please free them guys.”

Meanwhile EFCC in a statement on Friday, explained that the accused persons were picked up in “connection with alleged case of internet fraud and money laundering. Intelligence report had also linked them to cybercrime offences.

“Their arrest followed an early morning raid on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 9, Gbangbola Street, Ikate, Lekki, Lagos.

“At the point of arrest, the Commission found and recovered a number of items, including laptops, from the suspects.

“They have so far volunteered useful information about their involvement in the alleged criminal activities, even as investigations continue.”

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