Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ilorin zonal office, has on Thursday arraigned a 36-year-old Joesph Oyediran, one of the most wanted suspects by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
A statement by the head, media and publicity of the agency, Wilson Uwujaren, said that
Oyediran was arraigned before Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
He was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on internet fraud and other fraud-related offences, obtaining money under false pretence, among others.
Count two of the Charge reads, “That you, Joseph Oyediran (Joe MG, Morris Graves), sometime in May 2015, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of #1,421,968.00 (One million, four hundred and twenty one thousand, nine hundred and sixty eight naira) from one Andrea Smith.
Smith allegedly defraud the white American woman on the false pretence that he were Joe MG a white American man in love with her.
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A representation, the accused knew to be false punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other fraud-related Offences Act no. 14of 2006”
Oyediran, however, pleaded not guilty to all the five-count charges levelled against him by the anti-graft body.
When the matter was called on Thursday, Prosecuting Counsel, Sessan Ola told Justice Abdulgafar “My Lord, we have a five-count charge before this honourable court dated 19th day of September 2019, we urge the court to accept the charge and allow the accused Person to take his plea.
Counsel to the Accused, M.A. Bello, however, did not object to the application.
Ruling on the submission, Justice Abdulgafar ordered the Accused Person to be remanded in Mandala Prison and adjourned the case till October 9, 2019, for the commencement of trial
