The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
arraigned a social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat (aka
Adeherself).
She was arraigned before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the
Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on one-count charge of
possession of fraudulent documents.
Adeherself was arrested following intelligence received on
the activities of some alleged internet fraudsters in Lekki, Lagos.
The count read: “That you, Adewale Adedamola Rukayat, on or
about the 15th day of June, 2020 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this
honourable court, with intent to defraud, had in your possession documents
entitled “WhatsAPP”, which representations you knew or ought to have known, was
false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6 (8) (b) and 1 (3)
(d) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of
2006″.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Prosecution counsel, S. O. Daji, asked the court for a trial
date.
He prayed that Adeherself be remanded in the custody of the
Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS.
Defence counsel informed the court of an application for his
client and also prayed for a short date to enable its hearing.
Justice Solebo adjourned the matter to July 13, 2020 for
hearing of the bail application.
She ordered the defendant to be remanded in the EFCC
custody.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com