The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Toluwalade John Olateru Olagbogi, a prince from Owo, Ondo state, before the Federal High Court in Ibadan.
Olagbogi was arraigned on Tuesday over an alleged N35.5 million fraud.
The EFCC is prosecuting Olateru on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to said sum.
Olateru resides in the Bodija area of Ibadan in Oyo state where he allegedly collected the sum from the complainant on the pretext of trading in forex.
According to the charge sheet, the accused intended to defraud his victim identified as a businessman, Julius Olorunsogo Alase under false pretence an offence that contravenes Section 1(1)(a) and is punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
He pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge.
The charge reads: “That you, Toluwalade John Olateru-Olagbegi on or about 4th of March, 2021, at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum N35,500,000 only from Julius Olorunsogo Alase (a Nigeria Businessman) on behalf of Lusan Royal Trading by false pretending it was part payment of the cost of an inflow of $1,000,000 only you claimed to have secured for him; which representations you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(a) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.”
Justice Agomoh ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Agodi and adjourned the case till October 25 for hearing of the bail application as well as November 15 for commencement of trial.
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