The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, arraigned one Oke Ayomipo David before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on possession of documents containing false pretence, contrary to Section 6 and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Fraud Offences Act 2006.

One of the counts reads: “Oke Ayomipo David, sometime in the month of July 2022 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, had in your possession documents containing false pretences, wherein you falsely represented yourself as Hudson Mieogro, an American, for the purpose of defrauding innocent victims, which document you knew to be false."

He was not represented in court, as his counsel was absent.

He, however, confirmed that he had been served with the charges filed against him.

Consequently, the court allowed him to take his plea and he pleaded "not guilty" to the charges.

Following his “not guilty” plea, the prosecuting counsel, T.J. Banjo, prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of the defendant at the Correctional Facility.

Justice Dada adjourned the matter till November 18, 2022 for trial and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Correctional Centre of his choice.

Media & Publicity
26 October, 2022