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| Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Larmode |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday,
November 19, 2012 arraigned Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, his company Adeline Investment
Limited and two others before Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos High
Court, Ikeja, on a 14 count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain,
obtaining by false pretences, forgery and uttering of documents to facilitate
credit to the sum tune of N610, 000,000.00 (Six Hundred and Ten Million Naira
Only). Two other individuals involved in the conspiracy: Olamide Ogunbambo and
David Ayodele Isaac are, however, at large.
One of the charges read: “Oluwaseun
Ogunbambo, Adeline Investment Limited, Olamide Ogunbambo (at large) and David
Ayodele Isaac (at large) on or about the 14th day of February 2009
at Ikeja within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud,
conspired to obtain credit facilities in the sum N610,000.000.00 (Six Hundred
and Ten Million Naira Only) from Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc by falsely representing
to officers of the bank that you earn a monthly salary of N5,000,000.00 and a
monthly housing allowance of N5,000,000.00 as the Managing Director of Fargo
Petroleum Limited which amounts were paid into your account NO 202142-3/5/9110
with Guarantee Trust Bank Plc which representation you knew to be false”.
Specifically, the first accused person and accomplices allegedly used
forged documents and false information to fraudulently obtain the sum of
N610, 000,000.00 (Six Hundred and Ten Million Naira Only) from Stanbic IBTC Bank
Plc.
When the charges were read to the accused person, he pleaded not
guilty .
Counsel to the first accused person, Adebayo Adenipekun
(SAN) apologized for the non-appearance of his client in court in the last
couple of sittings which warranted a bench warrant to be issued on him.
He told the court that Oluwaseun Ogunbambo’s serial absence for arraignment was
due to error of judgment. “I hold myself responsible for this act. Therefore, I
wish to withdraw previous applications filed and will urge your
lordship to tamper justice with mercy”, he pleaded.
Counsel to the EFCC, Francis Usani did not contest the withdrawal
of all previous applications but prayed the court to remand the accused person
in prison custody. Justice Akinlade therefore struck out all previous
applications and advised counsel to the accused person to file a new bail
application. Adenipekun, thereafter asked for a short adjourned date for the
bail application to be considered. Justice Akinlade adjourned the case to
November 27, 2012 for hearing of the bail application and January 21, 2013 for
commencement of trial.
She ordered that the accused person be remanded in Kirikiri maximum
prison.
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