Adegbite |
Akanni |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Tuesday, 13
November, 2012, arraigned six suspects at a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja,
before Justice Adebisi Akinlade, over N3.8million carrot seed scam. The
six suspects: Dave Akanni Joel (alias Dave Bobby Mamello), David Omowunmi
(alias Haastrup Ogedengbe), Oluwole Adegbite (alias James Tokunbo), Yusuf
Adegoke (still at large), Oyebisi Olasukanmi (still at large) and Dr
Ouldslimane (still at large) were arraigned on a five count charge bordering on
intent to defraud and conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence from Rear
Admiral B.J.C. Noshiri (Rtd).
The accused persons fraudulently sold a carrot seed business
idea to the retired military officer. In the process, they collected the sum of
N3,800,000,00 ( Three Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira only) in
various instalments from Noshiri for the regularization of the business; supply
of carrot seeds to Al-Camac Beverages Production Company based in Jedda, Saudi
Arabia and for accessing the sum of $7million earmarked by Al-Camac Beverages
Production Company for the business.
When the charges were read to them, they all pleaded not guilty. Defence
counsel, Mahmud Atanda, informed the court that he had filed an
application for bail for the accused persons and urged that the application be
heard. Prosecution counsel, A.B.C Ozioko, said he was not against the request
for a short adjournment but opposed having any of the accused persons remanded
in EFCC custody, stressing that the Commission’s facilities in this regard are
over-stretched.
Justice Adebisi Akinlade, after listening to all their submissions,
adjourned the case till 3 December, 2012 and ordered that the suspects be
remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
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