The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, today,
November 4, 2019, arraigned Rotimi Omowo and his company, Robim
Energy Limited before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences
Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a four-count charge of issuance of
dud cheque and stealing to the tune of N20, 657, 000.00 allegedly belonging
to one Ayo Sonekan.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the EFCC
One
of the counts reads: "That you Rotimi Omowo and Robim Energy Limited
between November 2014 and 29th October, 2015 at Lagos within the
jurisdiction of the Honourable Court, dishonestly stole and converted to
your own use, the sum of N9, 505, 000.00 ( Nine Million, Five Hundred
and Five Thousand Naira only) property of Mr. Ayo Sonekan, Managing
Director of Soneck Ventures Limited."
Upon
the defendant's plea, the prosecution counsel, Samuel Daji asked the
court for a trial date and to remand the defendant in a Correctional
Centre, pending the determination of the case.
The
counsel to the defendant, Femi Adisa told the court that the defence is
yet to file bail application due to the fact that he was briefed by his
client over the weekend.
He however, prayed the court for a short date to allow the defence file and serve the bail application on the prosecution.
Justice
Taiwo adjourned the case to November 15, 2019 for hearing of bail
application and remanded the defendant in the Nigerian Correctional
Service custody.
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