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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned two individuals, Chinyere Monye and Ajayi Justina, over an alleged N20 million fraud.
The duo was brought before O.O. Abike-Fadipe, Justice of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday.
According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity at the EFCC, the defendants were arraigned alongside AER Global Investment LTD. on a five-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretences.
The EFCC alleged that on April 11, 2017, Monye and Justina conspired with others, some of whom are still at large to dishonestly convert N20 million belonging to Johnson Okeke for the benefit of Jodaf Investments Limited.
One of the charges stated that Monye had deceived Okeke into transferring the funds with a false promise that her brother in Malaysia would provide a dollar equivalent of $50,000 to Okeke’s supplier in China.
According to EFCC, both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. In response, prosecution counsel Suleiman I. Suleiman requested a trial date and informed the court of his intention to call six witnesses.
Defence lawyers M.O. Hassan and F.C. Nnaji, representing the accused persons, urged the court to allow their clients to continue on their previous bail conditions.
Abike-Fadipe granted the request and adjourned the case to June 30, 2025, for the commencement of trial.
