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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday October
15, 2012, arraigned one Ibukun Adebayo Adedayo before Justice Habeeb Abiru of
the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on a 24 count charge bordering on
stealing, forgery and uttering to the tune of N45, 121, 509.93.
Adedayo allegedly converted money entrusted to her firm,
Structured Financial Group of Ventures to personal use by forging the e-mail
instruction of clients.
One of the charges read: “Ibukun Adebayo
Adedayo on or about the 13th of June, 2008 at Lagos within Ikeja
Judicial Division whilst being Head of Structured Financial Group of Ventures
and Trust Limited stole and fraudulently converted the sum of N7, 000,000
(seven million naira) property of Mrs Olajumoke Obafemi in her account with
Ventures and Trust Limited.”
Another charge read: “Ibukun Adebayo
Adedayo on or about the 4th of August, 2008 at Lagos within Ikeja
Judicial Division whilst being Head of Structured Financial Group of Ventures
and Trust Limited stole and fraudulently converted the sum of N6, 5000, 000(six
million five hundred thousand naira) property of one Olajumoke Obafemi which
sum you debited from her account with Ventures and Trust Limited and credit to
the account of Manamachi Technobuild Services with Zenith Bank Plc and
Converted same”.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, prompting
prosecution counsel, Takiyudeen Arabi, to ask the court to remand her in prison
custody and give a date for the commencement of trial.
However, counsel to the defendant, Olukemi Omotosho said she had filed
an application for bail and asked the court for a short adjourned date to
consider the application. She also pleaded that the accused person be remanded
in EFCC custody.
Justice Abiru adjourned the case to October 22, 2012 for
hearing of bail application and ordered that the accused be remanded in
EFCC custody.
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