The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, 13
March, 2013 arraigned Akinluyi Akintunde (a.k.a Akin Cindy) before
Justice Bolaji Yusuf of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan on a two count charge bordering on obtaining money
by false pretence and possession of documents containing false pretence
contrary to Sections 6, 8(b) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 0f 2006.
Akintunde allegedly obtained the sum of $450.00(Four Hundred and Fifty USD) from one Robert Jackson via Western Union Money Transfer and another $6,450,000.00 (Six million, Four Hundred and Forty UDS) through false.
documents. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Count two of the charge
reads: “Akinluyi Akintunde( a.k.a Akin Cindy) on or about the 12th
October, 2011 at Ogbomosho within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court with intent to defraud had in your possession documents containing
false pretences, to wit: an air travelling regulation purportedly
issued by the Ministry of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a drug free certificate
for the sum of $5,000,000.00( Five Million United States Dollars) in
favour of one Stan Wills Chevron Oil & Gas Company purportedly
issued by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, two revenue
collector’s statement for the sum of $1,450,000.00( One Million, Four
Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) purportedly issued by
the Federal Inland Revenue Service of Nigeria in favour of one Stanley
Woodley and Stan Wils, three contract award certificates purportedly
issued by Chevron Oil & Gas plc in favour of Frank David, Stanley
Wils and Stanley Dreckley and draft e-mails.
“That you, Akinluyi Akintunde sometime between January 2011 and December
2011 at Ogbomosho within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with
intent to defraud, obtained the sum of $450.00 from Robert Jackson ,
via Western Union Money Transfer under the false pretence that you were a lady which representation you knew to be false”.
Prosecution counsel, Gbolahan K. Latona asked the court for a trial date
and to remand the suspect in prison custody. However, defense counsel,
Olusegun Jaiyeola, prayed the court to grant his client bail, stressing
that his offences are bailable.
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Justice Yusuf however remanded the accused person in prison and adjourned the matter till
March 20, 2013 for hearing of bail applications
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