Justice Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, remanded a suspected fraudster, Ahmed Quadri, (a.k.a Sallah Amin) in prison custody.
Quadri was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office on a one-count charge that borders on possession of a fraudulent document.
The defendant was arrested on February 13, 2019 by the EFCC in a raid at the Iyana Era, Ojo area of Lagos.
The charge reads: “That you, Ahmed Quadri, (a.k.a Sallah Amin), on or about 13th February, 2019, in Lagos, within he Ikeja judicial Division, had in your possession a document captioned “Business Proposal,” wherein you falsely represented yourself to one Yildrim that you are SalIah Amin, Chief Executive Officer, Emirate Islamic Bank of Dubai, UAE, when you knew or ought to know, having regard to the circumstances of the case, that the document contains false pretence, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6,8,(b) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, No.14 of 2006.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In view of his not guilty plea, the prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari asked for a trial date and the remand of the defendant in prison custody.
Justice Taiwo adjourned the case to May 22, 2019 and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.