The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Fisayo Ajibola before Justice O.A Ipaye of
a Lagos High Court,Ikeja, on an 8-count charge bordering on possession of
fraudulent documents and obtaining money by false pretence.
The accused person allegedly conned
one Audun Gerhardsen via Western Union by falsely representing to him that he
was a white lady, Mary Morgan based in Britain. He also duped two other
individuals in similar fashion. Several fraudulent documents were
recovered during a raid on his home by operatives of the EFCC in Ibadan.
One of the charge reads: "Fisayo
Ajibola on or about the 5th day of June 2013, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division had
in possession documents containing false pretence with subject-“Mary from
erovie”- containing false pretence which you knew or ought to have known to be
false”.
The second charge reads, "Fisayo
Ajibola on or about the 23rd day of October 2012 at Lagos within the
Ikeja Judicial Division by false pretence and with intent to defraud obtained
the sum of N73,000 from one Audun Gerhardsen via Western Union with MTCN.
1507864809 by falsely representing to him that you are Mary Morgan, a white
lady living in Britain
which pretence you knew to be false”.
When the charges were read to the
accused person, he pleaded not guilty.
Based on his plea, prosecuting
counsel, Zainab Ettu asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the
accused person be remanded in prison custody. However, defence counsel,
Sunday Ike, informed the court that he filed an application for bail and had
served same to the prosecution. He argued that the offense for which
the accused person was docked was bailable.
Justice Ipaye granted the accused bail
in the sum of N1million and two sureties in like sum. Each of the sureties must
have a viable and meaningful means of livelihood and must reside within the
court’s jurisdiction. Besides, the sureties must present three
years tax clearance certificates to be confirmed through affidavit. Also, the
judge said that, one of the sureties must be a relation of the accused
person with a reliable contact address.
The case was adjourned till January
23, 2014 for trial.
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