The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has
arraigned Babawale Daniel Olayinka for internet fraud.
Olayinka was arraigned before Justice Uche Agomoh of the
Federal High Court in Ibadan on a five-count charge which borders on
cybercrime.
The EFCC said an identity card recovered from him at the
point of arrest had ‘Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media
Matters’ on it.
Olayinka was arrested on February 11, 2022 alongside 25
others at the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
One of the counts notes that on December 23, 2021, Olayinka,
“not being a Visa Card issuer nor an authorized agent of Visa Card sold four
Visa Debit Cards on Tiger Company Group via Telegram to another person who is
neither the issuer nor the authorized agent”.
The offence violates to Section 35 of the Cybercrime
(Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act and punishable under the same Section.
Also between February 11 and March 21, 2022, the defendant
is accused of making false statements to Chinedu Eneanya and his team of EFCC
officers about the ID card.
This negates Section 39 (2) (a) and punishable under Section
39 (2) (b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act,
2004.
The defendant pleaded “not guilty” to the charges filed
against him by the EFCC.
Prosecution counsel, Abdulrasheed Suleiman, asked the court
for a trial date and the remand of the defendant.
Defence counsel, Mukhtar Aderogba and Nurullah Musa informed
the court that an application for bail had been filed.
Justice Agomoh granted Olayinka bail in the sum of N500,000
and two sureties in like sum.
They must provide an affidavit of means and possess landed
properties; one must deposit N100,000 with the court registrar.
Olayinka will remain at a correctional centre pending the
perfection of his bail. The matter was adjourned till October 5.
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