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 reads: “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.
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