The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Grant Samuel before Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere on a one-count charge bordering on stealing.
Specifically, Samuel was accused of fraudulent wire transfer and obtaining the sum of N6 million under false pretence.
He allegedly defrauded one Babatunde A. Banjo of the amount when he falsely represented to him that one of his friends wanted to sell $80,400, the dollar equivalent of the N6 million knowing that Banjo deals in used cars and would gladly embrace the offer.
The fund was transferred electronically only to be intercepted by some international syndicate of wire fraudsters.
The charge against him read: “Grant Samuel, sometime in April 2012 in Lagos, within the Lagos Judicial Division, dishonestly converted the sum of N6 million property belonging to one Babatunde A. Banjo.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty and based on the plea, prosecution counsel, O. Oddiri prayed the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the defendant in prison custody.
However, defence counsel, V.I.P Owana prayed the court to allow him make an oral application for bail, which Justice Adebiyi refused and adjourned the case to 12th March 2014 for hearing of the bail application.
She ordered that the defendant be remanded in Ikoyi prison, Lagos.
