Alleged Fraud: Filmmaker Egbegbe To Remain in Prison
A filmmaker, Seun Egbegbe, will remain
in prison until Tuesday next week because the Federal High Court in
Lagos could not hear his bail application Wednesday.
Filmmaker Seun Egbegbe
The Police Special Fraud Unit last Friday arraigned Egbegbe (also known as Olajide Kazeem), for alleged serial fraud involving N39, 098,100, $90,000 and £12,550.
He was arraigned on 36 counts with Oyekan Ayomide, with whom he allegedly conspired to perpetrate the fraud between 2015 and this year. They were accused of defrauding Bureau De Change (BDC) operators.
Defence counsel Miss. A. O. Gbadamoshi said she completed the process of filing the bail applications on Tuesday.
Police prosecutor Innocent Anyigor said he was unable to file a counter to the applications as he was served yesterday, adding that he needed time to respond.
Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo ordered that the defendants remain in prison custody until their bail applications are heard on Tuesday.
The defendants allegedly defrauded no fewer than 30 Bureau de Change operators in Lagos between 2015 and February, mostly by falsely representing to the victims they had foreign currencies to sell to the BDC operators.
The police alleged, for instance, that on February 2, 2017, Egbegbe and Ayomide fraudulently obtained the sums of N2.45m and £, 3,000 from one Alhaji Isa Adamu in Lagos under the guise that they wanted to see the naira and buy the pounds.
The other victims of the alleged frauds by Egbede are Mohammed Sanni, who was allegedly defrauded of N2.46m on 2017 New Year day; Jubrila Ado, allegedly defrauded of N1.257m on September 9, 2016;
Hassan Amodu, allegedly defrauded of N600,000 in January 2016; Sanni Hassan, defrauded off N1.43 and £2,750 in August 2015; Saidi Abdullahi, defrauded of N700,000 on April 18, 2016; Atairu Abdullaahi, defrauded of N1m on June 23, 2016; and Abdullahi Babadisa, defrauded of N650,000 in January 2016.
Others are Abdurawan Hassan who allegedly lost N1.46m to Egbede on January 1, 2017; Suraju Garuba, who lost N850, 000 in July 2016; Abdullahi Mumini, who lost N2.15m in September 2016; Garuba Hassan, who lost N700, 000 on January 10, 2016 and Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.89m on January 29, 2017.
Also allegedly swindled by Egbegbe are Barowo Abdullahi, who lost N2.6m; Yahu Alidu, who lost N1.75m; Tairu Musa, who lost N2m; Mohammed Bello, who lost $300; Mohammed Usman, N450,500; Suleiman Shehu, who lost N1.276m; Ahmadu Abda, who lost N2m; Nairu Musa, who lost N1.007m; Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.6m and $3,000.
Others are Umaru Haruna, who lost N1.7m; Abubakar Musa, who lost $4,000; Abdulrasaq Sanni, who lost N1.7m; Abdullahi Babatunde, who lost N2.77m; among others.
The police said the offence is contrary to Section 8 of the Advance
Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and were liable to be
punished under Section 1(3) of the same.
Egbede and Ayomide pleaded not guilty.
Their trial will begin on March 10.
Filmmaker Seun Egbegbe
The Police Special Fraud Unit last Friday arraigned Egbegbe (also known as Olajide Kazeem), for alleged serial fraud involving N39, 098,100, $90,000 and £12,550.
He was arraigned on 36 counts with Oyekan Ayomide, with whom he allegedly conspired to perpetrate the fraud between 2015 and this year. They were accused of defrauding Bureau De Change (BDC) operators.
Defence counsel Miss. A. O. Gbadamoshi said she completed the process of filing the bail applications on Tuesday.
Police prosecutor Innocent Anyigor said he was unable to file a counter to the applications as he was served yesterday, adding that he needed time to respond.
Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo ordered that the defendants remain in prison custody until their bail applications are heard on Tuesday.
The defendants allegedly defrauded no fewer than 30 Bureau de Change operators in Lagos between 2015 and February, mostly by falsely representing to the victims they had foreign currencies to sell to the BDC operators.
The police alleged, for instance, that on February 2, 2017, Egbegbe and Ayomide fraudulently obtained the sums of N2.45m and £, 3,000 from one Alhaji Isa Adamu in Lagos under the guise that they wanted to see the naira and buy the pounds.
The other victims of the alleged frauds by Egbede are Mohammed Sanni, who was allegedly defrauded of N2.46m on 2017 New Year day; Jubrila Ado, allegedly defrauded of N1.257m on September 9, 2016;
Hassan Amodu, allegedly defrauded of N600,000 in January 2016; Sanni Hassan, defrauded off N1.43 and £2,750 in August 2015; Saidi Abdullahi, defrauded of N700,000 on April 18, 2016; Atairu Abdullaahi, defrauded of N1m on June 23, 2016; and Abdullahi Babadisa, defrauded of N650,000 in January 2016.
Others are Abdurawan Hassan who allegedly lost N1.46m to Egbede on January 1, 2017; Suraju Garuba, who lost N850, 000 in July 2016; Abdullahi Mumini, who lost N2.15m in September 2016; Garuba Hassan, who lost N700, 000 on January 10, 2016 and Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.89m on January 29, 2017.
Also allegedly swindled by Egbegbe are Barowo Abdullahi, who lost N2.6m; Yahu Alidu, who lost N1.75m; Tairu Musa, who lost N2m; Mohammed Bello, who lost $300; Mohammed Usman, N450,500; Suleiman Shehu, who lost N1.276m; Ahmadu Abda, who lost N2m; Nairu Musa, who lost N1.007m; Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.6m and $3,000.
Others are Umaru Haruna, who lost N1.7m; Abubakar Musa, who lost $4,000; Abdulrasaq Sanni, who lost N1.7m; Abdullahi Babatunde, who lost N2.77m; among others.
Egbede and Ayomide pleaded not guilty.
Their trial will begin on March 10.
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