The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal
office,yesterday arraigned one Olawunmi Dilureni before Justice S.O.
Solebo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on an eight-count
charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to
the tune of Twenty-three Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand
Naira (N23, 320, 000. 00).
The defendant alongside Lola Aremu Anjorin, Tunde Jamiu, Oluremi
Osobu and Home Concepts Limited( all at large) allegedly conspired to
defraud a popular Lagos pastor, someone else named Nellie St.
Matthew-Daniel and Eyitope St. Matthew-Daniel of the money.
One of the count reads:" That you, Olawumi Dilureni, on or about the
16th day of April, 2013 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable court, obtained the sum of N10, 000, 000. 00 (Ten Million
Naira only) from one Dr. Anthony Rapu under the pretence that the money
is for investment in diesel supply business with a monthly interest rate
of 6.5%, which pretext you knew to be false and committed an offence
contrary to Section 1(1) and 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other
Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2016".
Another count reads: " That you, Olawunmi Dilureni, on or about 17th
April, 2013, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court,
dishonestly converted for your own use the sum of N10, 000, 000. 00 (Ten
Million Naira) only property of Tony Rapu and committed an offence
contrary to Sections 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State
No. 11, 2011".
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to her.
In view of her plea, the prosecution counsel, Fadeke Giwa, asked the
court for a trial date and also urged the court to remand the defendant
in prison custody.
Counsel to the defendant, Tunde Kolawole, however, informed the court
that he had filed an application for bail on behalf of his client.
The prosecution counsel told the court that she was served the bail
application yesterday and that she needed time to respond accordingly.
She, therefore, asked for a short date to enable her reply in writing.
Justice Solebo adjourned the case to March 14, 2018 for hearing of
the application for bail and ordered the defendant to be remanded in
prison custody pending the hearing of her bail application
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