The pastors who were arraigned before Justice Olabisi Akinlade of an Ikeja High Court, are facing a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and uttering.
The defendants were charged by the anti-graft agency alongside their company, Prince and Zion International Service Ltd. The trio were accused of defrauding their victims under the pretense of helping them to secure large sum of money as loan.
The EFCC counsel, Mr Ben Ubi said the defendants had conspired among themselves to fraudulently obtain N4 million and 25,000 US dollars (N3.9 million) from one Angel Estate Residents Development Association in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos.
Mr Ubi alleged that the money was obtained on October 27, 2011 under the pretext of helping the complainants source for a 100 million US dollars loan facility.
He stated that the loan was being sourced by the association to finance some community projects, adding that the defendants had obtained the money as processing charges.
EFCC accused the defendants of forging various documents which were used in facilitating the fraud., adding that after collecting the money, they failed to secure the loan as promised.
When the charges were read to them, the Pastors pleaded not guilty.
After listening to their plea, Justice Olabisi Akinlade ordered that they be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos pending the hearing of their bail applications.
The EFCC counsel, Mr Ben Ubi said the defendants had conspired among themselves to fraudulently obtain N4 million and 25,000 US dollars (N3.9 million) from one Angel Estate Residents Development Association in Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos.
Mr Ubi alleged that the money was obtained on October 27, 2011 under the pretext of helping the complainants source for a 100 million US dollars loan facility.
He stated that the loan was being sourced by the association to finance some community projects, adding that the defendants had obtained the money as processing charges.
EFCC accused the defendants of forging various documents which were used in facilitating the fraud., adding that after collecting the money, they failed to secure the loan as promised.
When the charges were read to them, the Pastors pleaded not guilty.
After listening to their plea, Justice Olabisi Akinlade ordered that they be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos pending the hearing of their bail applications.
The love of money is a bad spirit. I pity them sha maybe they didnt set out to fraud the people. Tessy
ReplyDeleteIts not fraud the guys are just smart. Big men are doing their own...leave the men jor. Niyi
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ReplyDeleteAnother story of a fraudulent pastor is hereby printed below. Pls google his facebook account and see his full pictures.Yinka Emmanuel Abulude. His church name is Christ Healing Heart church nearly opposite Ajuwon Police station Ajuwon Akute. where himself and wife claimed to be pastors. [Share on facebook Former depot supervisor
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alleged theft of N285.2m ARTICLE | MARCH
8, 2013 - 8:05PM | BY OUR REPORTER A former employee of Total Nigeria Plc.,
Emmanuel Abulude, on Friday appeared
before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja,
charged with stealing petroleum products
worth N285.2 million. Abulude, 47, a depot
supervisor, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice
Lateefat Okunnu. The defendant, who
resides at No. 48, Adegbite St., Ajuwon,
Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of
stealing by fraudulent conversion. EFCC counsel, Mr Omeiza Adebola, alleged that
Abulude committed the offence
between September 2011 and January
2012 at the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) Depot, Mosimi, Ogun.
Adebola alleged that the defendant, being the depot supervisor, had obtained
the sum of N285.2 million, which
represented the proceeds of 92 trucks of
petroleum products and diverted same to
his own use. He said that the offence
committed contravened Section 285 (9) (b) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos
State, 2011. The defendant had pleaded
not guilty to
the charge. Ruling on his bail application,
the judge
granted Abulude bail in the sum of N20 million, with two sureties in like sum.]
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