EFCC arraigns man for obtaining property through false pretences
- The EFCC has arrested and arraigned one Paul Afolabi for obtaining property through false pretense
- Afolabi who operated through the name William Sharon was said to belong to a syndicate formed to dupe people through the internet
- However, the suspect pleaded not guilty to all the charges as they were read to him
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday June 17, arraigned one Paul Afolabi before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in the state capital.
Legit.ng reports that Afolabi, who was said to have operated through the name William Sharon, was arrested in Ibadan by operatives of the commission after receiving an intelligence report in which he and other suspects were alleged to be members of a syndicate formed to dupe people through the internet.
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The commission through its official page reported that he was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining property under false pretense.
Source: UGC
The petitioner had accused them of deploying fake information to obtain Itune GiftCard and Amazon Cards from foreigners.
The offence 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’s 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.
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The presiding judge adjourned till July 3 for his ruling on the bail application, while fixing commencement of trial for September 30.
The judge has ordered that the accused be remanded in prison till the court decides on his bail application.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that former chairman of the EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, said that widespread corruption was prevalent during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan.
He said those who had the responsibility of managing Nigeria's resources were over the years squandering and stealing the resources.
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