A 19-year-old suspected internet fraudster
Ojosipe Adebayo, has been arraigned by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, before Justice A.O Ipaye of the Lagos
State High Court, Ikeja on a two- count -charge
bordering on possession of a document
containing false pretences and forgery.
The defendant is allegedly a member of a
syndicate of internet fraudsters that specialize in
using fake cheques and scam mails to defraud
unsuspecting victims.
When the charges were read to the accused
person, he pleaded not guilty. One of the
charges read:
“That you Ojosipe Adebayo (a.k.a. “Marty Jason”
and “Candice”) on or about the 8th day of May,
2014 at Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division
had in your possession a document in which you
represented yourself to be a single lady called
Candice from Trenton, New Jersey, United States
who helps the needy to organise Charity
concerts and also helps the homeless to get
funds for Motherless Babies Homes which
representations you knew or ought to have
known to be false having regard to be
circumstances of this case”.
In view of the plea of the defendant, the
prosecution counsel, Ayokunle Fayanju prayed
the court for a trial date and also for the
defendant to be remanded in prison custody.
However, defence counsel, Michael Asai asked
for a short adjournment in order to file an
application for bail.
Justice Ipaye subsequently remanded the
defendant in Kirikiri Maximum Prison and
adjourned the matter to May 21, 2015, for
hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.
Media & Publicity 5th May, 2015
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