The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, on Monday, May 20, 2013 arraigned Damola Orimogunje before Justice
Adeniyi Onigbanjo of Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a 16-count charge
bordering on forgery and possession of fraudulent documents.
The defendant is a member of a syndicate
of internet fraudsters who have defrauded innocent victims of valuables.
Orimogunje severally portrayed himself as a Nigerian Police Officer; Chief
Justice of Nigeria and Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc to dupe his victims
abroad. In the process, he reportedly raked in N4, 000,000 (Four Million Naira).
Count one of the charge reads, “that you, Orimogunje on or about the 24th day of December
2012, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judiciary Division knowingly made false
documents titled “The Nigeria Police – Scam Report” with intent that it
may be used or acted on as genuine to the prejudice of one Mrs. Andreas
Nachtmann and one Mr. Andre Thys.
When the charges were read to him, he
pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting counsel, Zainab Etu prayed the court for a
trial date and that the defendant be remanded in prison custody. Defence
counsel, Olanrewaju Ilori however asked the court to grant the defendant bail
since he had earlier been offered administrative bail by the EFCC. He also
pleaded that the defendant be remanded in EFCC custody.
Justice Onigbanjo, in his ruling, granted
the defendant bail in the sum of N1million and two sureties in like sum. The
sureties must be resident in Lagos
and should provide three years evidence of tax payment. The sureties must be
gainfully employed and should have landed properties in Lagos.
The judge adjourned the matter to December
10, 2013 for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Ikoyi prison
pending the perfection of his bail conditions.
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