A Lagos Federal High Court on Wednesday issued a summon directing a firm, Wallenship Nigeria Limited, it’s managing director, Prince Oladele Akinola, aka Alhaji Abubakar and one Temitope Obe, a.k.a. Alhaji Ibrahim, to appear before it over alleged N680 fraud.
The court presided over by Justice Daniel Osiogor, issued the summon against all the defendants, sequel to an application made by the officer-in-charge of the legal department of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Barrister Emmanuel Jackson, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
In urging the court to issue the summon against the defendants, CSP Jackson told the court that the application is in accordance with section 113 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
He also told the court that since the initial charge was filed and the first amended charge dated and filed on September 28, 2021, the defendants have failed to appear before the court to take their plea.
Justice Osiogor, after listening to the prosecutor’s submission held that: “the summon to be issued and served on first and second defendants personally, and the third defendant (the firm) to be served through its secretary”.
The matter has been adjourned till November 5.
The PSFU in a charge marked FHC/L/293c/2020, alleged that the defendants, conspired among themselves on March 24, 2017, and obtained the sum N680 million by false pretence from Elvis Eboma, of Deleon Media Concepts Limited, under false pretence of converting same sum to $20 million which they will send to the victim.
The defendants were alleged to have committed the fraudulent acts alongside Tunde; Alausa; Bola; Prince Bello; Niyi and Akeem Momodu, who are said to be at large.
