Justina Felix
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Opeoluwa Sennaike over, for alleged five million dollars and N800 million cyber security fraud.
He was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Olubusola Okunuga of an Ikeja Special Offences Court,
The EFCC arraigned Mr. Sennaike alongside his firm, Sennaike Consulting Ltd. on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, stealing, and possession of false documents.
What happened in court
Upon arraingment, he pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the EFCC.
Subsequently, EFCC’S counsel Ahmed Yerima told the court that the defendant fraudulently obtained the sums from unsuspecting members of the society.
He then prayed to remand the defendant in custody.
He also asked the court for a trial date
However, Akeem Akinroye, the Defence counsel made an oral application for the bail of the defendant.
He told the court that his client will not Jump bail if granted.
Court decision
Reacting to the oral application for bail, Justice Olubusola Okunuga said the court needed a formal bail application.
The judge ordered the remand of the defendant at the Ikoyi custodial facility pending his formal bail application.
The judge adjourned the case until June 28 for the commencement of trial.
Background
According to EFCC, the defendant deceitfully obtained the sum of $5 million from unsuspecting members of the public.
They alledged that the victims thought the money was an investment for the parotection of a developed cyber security software for onward delivery to the U.S.
However, the defendant fraudulently collected an aggregate sum of N800 million from Mr Olugbenga Ojo and Benson Ogungbamiwa and other unsuspecting members of the public.
He so claimed the sum was for an investment for the protection of a developed cyber security software for onward delivery to the U.S.
The defendant forged a document printed from his laptop entitled “Executive Office of the President of The United States”, dated November 2, 2021.
The defendant also printed other documents containing forged conversations made between Kamala Harris, representative of the Government of the U.S., and Mr Olugbemiga Ojo, President of Langberg Inc. in order to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
The offences contravene Sections 6, 8 (b) 1 (3), 363 (3) (d) and(e) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act of 2006, and Section 278 (2) (a) and (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.