A suspected romance scammer, Omokoh Orowo Jesse, was arraigned yesterday before Justice R. B. Akintola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
Jesse, according to the Head, Media and Publicity, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, allegedly fleeced an Australian lady, Jette Jacobs, of $90,000 (about N14.58 million) in a romance scam that went awry. He reportedly met Jacobs on an online dating site and contrived a relationship with her. Reports showed that Jacobs travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2012. Jesse left Nigeria to meet her on February 4, 2013.
Five days later, Jacobs was found dead in her apartment. Jesse returned to Nigeria two days after the discovery of the body of his supposed lover in her South- African apartment. Jesse pleaded not guilty when all the nine charges were read to him.
Count one of the charge reads: “Omokoh Orowo Jesse, Ifeanyi Oro (still at large), Emojewe (still at large) and David (still at large) sometime in 2012 at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division with intent to defraud conspired to obtain the sum of $70,000 from one Jette Jacobs, a 67-year-old Australian woman under the false pretence that the money represents payment for marriage engagement processes between you and her in Nigeria and which pretence you knew was false.” In view of Jesse’s plea, EFCC counsel, Zainab Ettu, prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of the accused in prison custody.
However, counsel to the accused, Tunji Ogunude, informed the court that he had filed an application for bail, which he sought on liberal terms for his client. After listening to both counsel, Akintola adjourned the case till July 10 for hearing of bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Agodi Prison
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Jesse, according to the Head, Media and Publicity, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, allegedly fleeced an Australian lady, Jette Jacobs, of $90,000 (about N14.58 million) in a romance scam that went awry. He reportedly met Jacobs on an online dating site and contrived a relationship with her. Reports showed that Jacobs travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa in November 2012. Jesse left Nigeria to meet her on February 4, 2013.
Five days later, Jacobs was found dead in her apartment. Jesse returned to Nigeria two days after the discovery of the body of his supposed lover in her South- African apartment. Jesse pleaded not guilty when all the nine charges were read to him.
Count one of the charge reads: “Omokoh Orowo Jesse, Ifeanyi Oro (still at large), Emojewe (still at large) and David (still at large) sometime in 2012 at Ibadan within the Ibadan Judicial Division with intent to defraud conspired to obtain the sum of $70,000 from one Jette Jacobs, a 67-year-old Australian woman under the false pretence that the money represents payment for marriage engagement processes between you and her in Nigeria and which pretence you knew was false.” In view of Jesse’s plea, EFCC counsel, Zainab Ettu, prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of the accused in prison custody.
However, counsel to the accused, Tunji Ogunude, informed the court that he had filed an application for bail, which he sought on liberal terms for his client. After listening to both counsel, Akintola adjourned the case till July 10 for hearing of bail application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Agodi Prison
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