The federal high court in Lagos
has fixed the hearing of no-case submissions in the fraud case against Seun
Egbegbe, an embattled movie marketer, for October 6.
The movie producer was arrested
over claims that he swindled about 30 bureau de change (BDC) operatives in Lagos
in both local and foreign currencies between 2015 and 2017.
According to the state police, he
allegedly duped his victims to the total sums of N39,098,100, $90,000 and
£12,550.
The former socialite had been
charged with 40 counts of advance fee fraud alongside Oyekan Ayomide, Lawal
Kareem, Olalekan Yusuf and Muyideen Shoyombo — his alleged accomplices — after
which Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, the presiding judge, had ruled that he should be
granted bail of N5 million with two sureties in the sum of N2.5 million.
Seun, who was first arraigned in
February 2017, has been in prison custody since then, as he was unable to meet
the N5 million bail granted to him by the court.
According to The Punch, the
defendant will now pray the court to dismiss the charges on the ground that
Innocent Anyigor, the prosecutor, failed to establish a prima facie case or
prove the claims.
It is understood that following
the closure of the prosecution’s case, all other defendants, except Egbegbe,
who had difficulty paying his legal fees at the time, filed no-case
submissions.
The defendants’ no-case
submissions, which were targeted at securing their freedom, have been opposed
by the police.
The court will now hear the
no-case arguments on October 6.
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