The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 31, 2013, arraigned, Folake Idayat Kowo before Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on 7- count charge bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques.
She allegedly collected consignment of
various brands of frozen fish worth N156million (one hundred and fifty six
million naira) from Premium Sea Foods Limited to be sold in her cold-rooms in
various locations in Lagos
but converted the proceeds to her use.
She pleaded not guilty to all the
charges when they were read to her.
One of the charges read, “That you Folake
Idayat Kowo and Victor Aina Kowo (at Large) between June 2011 and January 2012,
in Ikeja, within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud stole and
fraudulently converted to your own use the sum of N63, 000,000.00 (sixty-three
million naira only) being proceeds of sale of 150 cartoons of frozen fish
property of Time Unicorn Limited entrusted with you to sell.
Another count reads, “That you Folake
Idayat Kowo and Victor Aina Kowo between the month of June 2011 and January
2013, in Ikeja, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to defraud
stole and fraudulently converted to your own use the sum of N73, 000,000.00
(seventy-three million naira only) being proceeds of sale of 200 cartoons
of frozen fish property of Stallion Nigeria Limited entrusted with you to sell”.
In view of her plea, the prosecuting
counsel, Oyedepo Rotimi prayed the court to fix a date for trial and remand the
accused person in prison custody. However, defence counsel, Olu Falana
quickly informed the court that he had earlier filed an application for bail
and served same to the prosecuting counsel. He claimed that the defendant had
some medical issues but did not place any proof before the court.
Oyedepo objected to the claims of health
challenges made by the defendant. He alleged that the defendant is a fraudster
having issues of dual identity with the Nigerian Immigration Service. According
to him, the Service found out that the defendant has two Nigerian E-passports
bearing different names, but with the photograph of the defendant embossed
on both.
The case was adjourned to June 10,
2013, for hearing on the bail application, while the accused person was
remanded in Ikoyi prison.
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