The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ahmed Adebola before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
Adebola was arraigned on a six-count charge of alleged possession of document containing false pretence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
One of the counts reads in part: “That you Ahmed Adebola sometime between 2019 and December 2020 in Lagos retained in your control several Credit Cards titled, “DELTA SKYMILES” AMERICAN EXPRESS which you used in making payments for your hotel bills, which Credit Cards you knew to have been obtained from unsuspecting members of the public.”
Another count reads in part: “ That you Ahmed Adebola on or about 16th day of December, 2020 in Lagos with intent to defraud, had in your possession document titled “MANAGER’S CHEQUE” NO: 3052643382 dated 23-12-2020 drawn in favour of ANCHORAGE LEISURES LIMITED (RADISSON BLU) in the sum of N1.2million in order to deceive unsuspecting members of the public, which representation you knew to be false.”
But when the charge was read to Adebola, he pleaded “not guilty” to the offence.
The prosecuting EFCC lawyer, Ebareotu Pereagbe, urged the court to give a trial date “to enable the prosecution prove its case against the defendant (Adebola)”.
But Justice Dada in her ruling on Adebola’s bail application, granted him bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
The judge added that the surety must have landed property in Ikeja, saying that the surety must show evidence of tax payment in past three years.
Justice Dada later adjourned the matter till October 18.
