The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. They were picked up from their hideout at No. 26 and 42, Chimaobi Uba Street, GRA, Enugu, following intelligence report.
Nnamani Ikechukwu,30; and Ibe Kodili Arrested by EFCC Recently
Some of the items recovered from the suspects include $8, 227 (N1.3 million), N7, 300, eight exotic cars, nine laptops, twenty one mobile phones, two internet routers, one currency counter and one Sony camera.
Other incriminating items found with the suspects include four drivers’ licenses under different names but with the same photograph, five flash drives, two external hard disks, various bank cheques, ATM and Master cards, 1 HP printer, a black traveling bag with 12 different identity cards, a company metal seal, two international passports belonging to the same person among other items.
EFCC’s acting head of media, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.
In another related development the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Bamiloye Kunle (a.k.a Mary Williams)
before Justice M.L Abimbola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan on a one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. He was alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of $640, 000 (Six Hundred & Forty Thousand United State Dollars) from one Derrich Hass via Western Money Union Transfer. The suspect pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The charge read: “that you Bamiloye Kunle sometime between January 2011 and December 2011 at Ogbomoso within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $640, 000 from Derrich Hass, via Western Union Money Transfer under the false pretence that you were a lady which representation you knew to be false”.
The prosecution counsel, Gbolahan K. Latona told the court that he was served the bail application in court and would need more time to respond to the application. He therefore asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the suspect in prison custody.
However, defense counsel, Olusegun Jaiyeola sued for bail for his client, stressing that his offence was bailable.
Justice Abimbola however ruled that the fact before the court was not enough to grant the defendant bail. He therefore asked that the suspect be remanded in Agodi prison, Ibadan. He adjourned the matter for commencement of trial on a later date.