The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on January 16, 2019 arraigned one Ogundiran Tosin Iyanu before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence.
The count reads: “That you Ogundiran Tosin Iyanu and Ayomide Balogun (at large) on the 5th of April, 2018 at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N282,500 from one Adeyemu Adejumo falsely representing that you are one Ejiwale Solomon Tayo that you have parcel and money for him, from his son who lives in United States of America; which representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a)and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006”.
The defendant however, pleaded “not guilty” to the charge preferred against him.
Prosecuting counsel, Mabas Mabur, thereafter applied for a trial date and for the remand of the defendant in prison custody.
However, counsel for the defendant, Fatiullah Tiamiyu, prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable him file a bail application for the defendant.
In the short ruling, Justice Ajoku ordered that the defendant be remanded in Agodi Prison, pending “the filing and hearing of his bail application”.
The case has been adjourned to March 1, 2019.