EFCC arraigned female Bureau de Change operator over N42m fraud
A female Bureau de Change operator, Sekinotu Bolanle Alli was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja for allegedly defrauding one Olabanji Bamiduro of N27 million under the false pretext of changing the money to the pounds equivalent.
The defendant who is based in the United Kingdom, was said to have allegedly conspired with one Babatunde Alowonle Hassan and Roseline Eto Etchie sometimes in April 2016 to commit the alleged fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, had charged the duo before Justice Hakeem Oshodi on a one count charge bothering on fraud.
Alli and her co-defendant were also alleged to have collected the sum of N15 million from Prince Kamal Adeyemi.
According to EFCC the defendants allegedly convinced Adeyemi that they had the sum of £30,000 British Pounds which they claimed they wanted to sell. They however collected the Naira equivalent and refused to honour their earlier agreement.
The charge against the two alleged offenders read: That you, Sekinotu Bolanle Alli, Babatunde Alowonle, others at large sometimes in April 2016, in Lagos with the intent to defraud, did conspired to obtain money from one Prince Kamal Adeyemi by false pretence.
The duo however pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
The presiding judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison till 11 January 2017.
Alli burst into tears while in the dock. She sobbed uncontrollably when the judge made the pronouncement.
