Club owner in Ibadan arrested for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested an Ibadan club owner for alleged fraud.
It was the Ibadan Zonal Command of EFCC that made the arrest over N31.8 million fraud.
This suspect, Sunday Olawale Adepoju owns this Ibadan based club known as De Rock Club.
He was arrested in August, 2022.
He was arrested on two separate charges. One of which is his alleged involvement in cybercrime and another is obtaining money, N31.8 million under false pretense.
The first charge is on identity theft, obtaining COVID-19 and unemployment benefits from the United States of America government, and others.
The other charge has to do with transferring the crime proceeds to another person.
Wilson Uwujaren who is the head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft commission, revealed that the suspect who is a 36 year old had defrauded the American government
This happened during the COVID 19 pandemic.
He also defrauded some citizens of America of thousands of dollars.
They revealed that the suspect stile some identities of some citizens that are eligible for the tax refund programme across the U.S.
He then filed the stolen information to claim the benefits.
This man pleaded ‘not guilty’ after all these charges were read to him.
The prosecuting counsel who is Mabas Mabur has asked the court to detain the defendant until a trial date has been fixed.
Justice Agomoh has adjourned the matter to April 18, 2023, for ruling.
The defendant will remain in Agodi Correctional facility.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested an Ibadan club owner for alleged fraud.
It was the Ibadan Zonal Command of EFCC that made the arrest over N31.8 million fraud.
This suspect, Sunday Olawale Adepoju owns this Ibadan based club known as De Rock Club.
He was arrested in August, 2022.
He was arrested on two separate charges. One of which is his alleged involvement in cybercrime and another is obtaining money, N31.8 million under false pretense.
The first charge is on identity theft, obtaining COVID-19 and unemployment benefits from the United States of America government, and others.
The other charge has to do with transferring the crime proceeds to another person.
Wilson Uwujaren who is the head of Media and Publicity of the anti-graft commission, revealed that the suspect who is a 36 year old had defrauded the American government
This happened during the COVID 19 pandemic.
He also defrauded some citizens of America of thousands of dollars.
They revealed that the suspect stile some identities of some citizens that are eligible for the tax refund programme across the U.S.
He then filed the stolen information to claim the benefits.
This man pleaded ‘not guilty’ after all these charges were read to him.
The prosecuting counsel who is Mabas Mabur has asked the court to detain the defendant until a trial date has been fixed.
Justice Agomoh has adjourned the matter to April 18, 2023, for ruling.
The defendant will remain in Agodi Correctional facility.