Two fraudsters Tobechukwu
Igbokwe (Alias David Prince)and his accomplice Ifeanyi Obi who are alleged to
have duped an America of $40million are to remain in prison until December 3,
2013 Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High, Ikeja on Monday October 28,
2013 remanded the duo in prison custody after they were arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 12- count charge bordering on
forgery, conspiracy and obtaining money
by false pretences contrary to section 8(a) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud
and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No 14 of 2006.
Specifically, Igbokwe, 19
year-old secondary school leaver, was alleged to have severally duped his
victims, many of them foreigners of huge amount of money through the internet
under fraudulent guises.
He allegedly worked in
concert with Obi to dupe an American, Micheal Silva of $40 million in an
inheritance scam. Silva was made to believe that Igbokwe and his accomplice had
a huge inheritance which they wanted to move to a foreign account for
safe-keeping.
The victim was asked to
send money to “process” the transfer and in the process, he wired $40m in
several instalments through Western Union Transfer to Igbokwe and Obi.
When the charges were read
to them, the defendants pleaded not guilty. EFCC counsel, Fadeke Giwa prayed
the court for a trial date and to
remanded the accused persons in prison custody.
However, counsel to the
first defendant, D. A Omougbai asked for
a short date to file his bail application. Also, counsel to the second
defendant, D. A Eimuejel prayed the court to accept the bail application he
filed on behalf of his client.
Justice Akapo, however,
adjourned the matter till December 3, 2013 and ordered that the defendants be
remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos.
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