Joe Onwudimowei, one of the suspects arrested by EFCC over $4m fraudIdowu Olanrewaju, one of the suspects EFCC arrested over $4m fraud.
Justice U.N. Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, December 7, 2015 granted bail to Idowu Olanrewaju (a.k.a Henry Idobari, Eng. Henry, also trading under the name and style of Hillmat Farms) and Joe Onwudimowei (a.k.a Capt. Anthony Saramoh).
They are being prosecuted on a 22-count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of four million dollars ($4,000,000) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Emmanuel Idowu Olanrewaju (a.k.a Henry Idobari, Eng. Henry, also trading under the name and style of Hillmat Farms), Joe Onwudimowei, Prince Moses Ijieh (at large), Ogbonyomi Taiye B. (at large), Aliyu Haladu Madaki (at large), Total Intership Services Limited., Hillmat Hotel Limited., Hillmat Integrated Services Limited, Hillmat Motors Limited., and Idobari Limited on or about the 12th day of June, 2009, at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court with intent to defraud obtained a sum of $250,000, from Allen Bird, an American citizen, as part payment for the sale of 2.9 million Barrel of Bonny Light crude oil, which you all claimed to have the capability to deliver to him, which pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the same Act”.
The accused persons had during their arraignment on November 30, 2015 pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Following their “not guilty plea”, A. Adedipe representing the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th accused persons and D.C. Oyiboka standing for …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
