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EFCC arraigns siblings over impersonation

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5 years ago

January 25, 2020

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TRACKING____Two brothers have been arraigned before an Abeokuta Court for allegedly falsely presenting themselves as agent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to defraud members of the public. The siblings who were dragged before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court 1, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, by the Ibadan zonal office of the commission are: Olatunji Beyioku (aka Bashorun) and Oluwayomi Oluwafemi Beyioku (aka Ola 1) They were charged with an 18-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, money laundering and obtaining money under false pretenses. According to the counts, the accused persons allegedly laundered over N12, 000, 000 and also defrauded unsuspecting victims of the sum of N404, 000, 000 by presenting themselves as operatives of the EFCC in order to gain undue advantage of their victims.

The commission said Oluwayomi forged a document claiming that he bagged a Higher National Diploma (HND) from the Lagos State Polytechnic, and that he participated in the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for degree holders.

The duo were found to have made millions of naira engaging in a series of fraudulent activities, using the proceeds to purchase a multi-million naira building, two cars – Honda Accord Crosstour and a Mercedes Benz GLK, different brands of mobile phones and other landed properties worth millions of naira.

Having pleaded not-guilty to the counts, EFCC’s counsel, Festus Ojo, prayed the court for a trial date and an order to remand the siblings in correctional custody, but their counsel, (Femi Meyile), prayed the court to admit them to bail. Justice Abubakar granted the bail in the sum of five million naira with one surety each in like sum.

The sureties were also ordered to deposit their international passports with the Chief Registrar of the court. Having adjourned the matter to March 9 for trial, the Judge ordered that the accused persons be remanded in the correctional custody pending the perfection of their bail conditions.