EFCC Arraigns Two Suspected Yahoo Men In Oyo State (Photo)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned two
suspected internet fraudsters (yahoo boys) in Oyo state.This was made
known in a recent report by the commission.

Read below;

The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan office today, 13
December, 2018 arraigned Akinwunmi Akubulejo and Dominic Obinna Ebisike
before Hon. Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court of Oyo State,
sitting in Ibadan on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining money by
false pretence and money laundering. .
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The defendants
however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.In
view of their plea, the prosecuting counsel, Mabas Mabur, applied for a
date for trial and urged the court to remand the defendants in prison
custody. .
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However, counsel to the first defendant, Kehinde
Olawunmi filed an application praying the court to admit the first
defendant to bail. Counsel to the second defendant also aligned himself
with the submission of Kehinde.
Justice Ajoku, however, granted the
defendants bail in the sum of N2, 000, 000 (Two Million Naira) each and
two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties for each shall be a civil
servant not below grade level 14 with the Federal or Oyo State
Government. .
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The court further ruled that the surety must
have a landed property which must be covered by a Certificate of
Occupancy which must be deposited with the Deputy Chief Registrar of the
court. The sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the
court and will be verified by the prosecution. The case is adjourned to
February 27, 2019 for trial. .

One of the charges read: “That
you, Akinwunmi Akubulejo and Dominic Obinna Ebisike and Harrison Duru,
a.k.a. Emeka Chukwu and one K. C. (both now at large), in February,
2017, in Ibadan, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court,
conspired to obtain the sum of Two Million, Eight Hundred Thousand
Naira, under false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Sections 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences
Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.