Lagos farmer docked over fake naira notes
A farmer, Odebija Samson, has been arraigned before a Lagos Federal High Court for allegedly being in possession of N2,529 million of fake N1,000 naira notes. Samson was arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Gunmen kill 2 in Kaduna community I trekked for 11 hours barefooted – Sokoto […]
A farmer, Odebija Samson, has been arraigned before a Lagos Federal High Court for allegedly being in possession of N2,529 million of fake N1,000 naira notes.
Samson was arraigned before Justice Ayokunle Faji by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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The EFCC prosecutor, Mr. S. I. Sulaiman, told the court that the farmer was arrested on November 18, 2019, with the fake currencies and that the offence contravened Sections 5(1)(b) and 1(2)(b) and was punishable under Section 5(2)1(2)(a) of the Counterfeit Currency (Special Provision) Act, Cap 35, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The farmer pleaded not guilty to the allegation, and his lawyer, McAnthony Aikeirhalele, prayed the court to grant him bail in the most liberal terms and conditions; a request which was not opposed by the prosecutor.
Consequently, Justice Faji admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to February 3, 2021.
In a related development, a woman and three minors have been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court over stealing in Ekiti State.
The accused are Chioma Chijioke (31), Obinnna Stanley (16), Ogunsola Tope (15) and Adeniran Sunday (15).
The prosecutor, Inspector Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on October 2, 2020, at Ilupeju- Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Inspector Akinwale alleged that three of the defendants burgled the shop of one Blessing Ayeni and carted away 15 bags of rice and a 25 litre keg of palm oil all valued at N500,000, and ladies’ hair weaves and body creams all valued at N50,000 and sold the goods to the fourth defendant, Chioma Chijioke.
Akinwale said the offence contravened Section 516, 411(2) of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The plea of the defendants were not taken and their counsel, Mr. Adefolaju Ayobioloja, asked the court to grant them bail in liberal terms promising that they would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Owoleso Olarewaju, granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each and that one of the sureties of each must be a civil servant on Grade Level 10 and must have a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court.
He then adjourned the case to December 15, 2020.