Kemisola Oye
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) earlier today (Thursday 28th September 2023 arraigned a businesswoman, Florence Onojame, before a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, and receiving stolen or fraudulently obtained property.
Onojame was arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada alongside her company, Emee O/G Nigeria Limited.
According to the particulars of offence of count one, “Onojame Florence, Chris Nnaji (Convicted) Captain Robert Aboh (at large), Emenike Vincent Ebulue (at large) and Nuhu Amanabo (at large) sometime in February 2022 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court conspired to defraud Access Bank PLC the sum of Four Billion, Three Hundred and Eighty Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira (N4,380,100,000.00) which sum you fraudulently transferred via Primusplus, an electronic banking platform of Access Bank and further transferred the said sum to other accounts domiciled with the bank, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
Particulars of the offence of count two reads thus:: “Onojame Florence and Emee O/G Nigeria Limited sometime in February 2022 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court stole the sum of Four Billion, Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand, One Hundred Naira (N4,380,100,000.00) which sum you fraudulently transferred via Primusplus, an electronic banking platform of Access Bank Using Emnee C/G Nigeria Limited login details and further transferred the said sum into several accounts domiciled with the bank, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 278 and punishable under Section 285 of ihe Criminal! Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
The particulars of the offence of count three reads thus: “Onojame Florence and Emee O/G Nigeria Limited sometimes in February 2022 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court retains the control of the sum of One Hundred Million Naira (N100,000,000.00) l in your Access Bank account with the name Emee O/G Nigeria Limited, which sum was transferred from Total Energy Nigeria Limited Corporation account, which you knew to be proceeds of criminal activities.”
She pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
Thereafter, the prosecuting counsel, F.S. Mohammed, prayed the court for a trial date and the remand of the defendant at a correctional facility.
Counsel for the defendant, W.O. Onate, however, informed the court that a bail application for his client had been filed before the court and also served on the prosecution.
“We will be praying for a short adjournment for the hearing of the bail application and that the defendant be ordered to remain in the custody of the EFCC,” he said.
While adjourning till 10 October 2023 for the hearing of the bail application, Justice Dada ordered that the defendant be remanded at a correctional facility.
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