The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on January 23, 2019 arraigned Adeniyi Ebenezer and Oluwagbenga Ejikunle (aka Ayomide Kate and Sussan Ayoola) before Justice O. Akanbi of the Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo on separate three-count charge each bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and possession of fraudulent documents.
One of the charges preferred against Ebenezer reads: “That you, Adeniyi Ebenezer (aka Mary Oliver) sometimes in 2016, at Ilesha within jurisdiction of this Honourable Court by false pretence and with intent to defraud, obtained Gift Cards worth $100 USD from Anthony, a United States of America Citizen when you falsely represented to him that you are a white woman (Mary Oliver) and other false pretences which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence”.
One of the charges preferred against Ejikunle reads: “That you Oluwagbenga Mujeed Ejikunle (aka Ayomide Kate and Sussan Ayoola) between 2017 and 2018, at Ilesha within jurisdiction of this Honourable Court by false pretence and with intent to defraud, obtained Gift Cards worth $80 USD from Anthony, a United States of America Citizen when you falsely represented to him that you are a white woman (Sussan Ayoola, who is currently in Nigeria and other false pretences) and which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence”.
They pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Prosecuting counsel, Mabas Mabur, thereafter, applied for a trial date and for the remand of both defendants in prison.
Counsel for the first defendant, E. Ekpo, however, prayed the court to allow him move an oral application for the bail of his client. Counsel to the second defendant, Olufemi Fafowora aligned himself with Ekpo.
After listening to the prayers of the defence, Justice Akanbi ordered them to file a formal application for bail, and thereafter adjourned the case of the two defendants to February 18, and February 14, 2019, respectively.
They were ordered to be remanded in Ilesha Prison pending the filing and hearing of their bail applications.