The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), has arraigned a Legal Practitioner, Akeem Jimoh
before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on a one count
charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence.
Barrister Jimoh was arraigned before Justice Mahmood
Abdulgafar.
The accused person according to the EFCC allegedly received
various some of monies under the pretence of helping people to buy
land within Ilorin Metropolis but diverted the money for his
personal use.
According to the charge, “That you, Barrister Akeem Jimoh,
sometime in August, 2011 in Ilorin, within the jurisdiction of the
honourable Court with intent to defraud obtained the sum of
#150,000.00 (One hundred and fifty thousand naira) from one Mr
Ogunleye Dare Benjamin on the false that one plot of land (behind
Alao Farm, Tanke Area, Ilorin, Kwara State) which you knew to be
false punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and
other fraud Related Offences Act No.14 of 2006.”
The accused pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him.
Defence Counsel, V O Aluko who led five other lawyers however
moved an oral application for bail pending the hearing and
determination of the matter.
He argued that the offence allegedly committed by the accused is
bailable.
But prosecuting lawyer, Sessan Ola opposed the oral application
for bail, insisting that the proper bail application is yet to be
filed before the court.
Ola urged the Presiding Judge to remand the accused person in
prison and order accelerated hearing of the matter.
Justice Abdulgafar however over ruled the oral application for
bail and order the accused be remanded in the EFCC custody.
The case has been adjourned till Monday 15 July 2019 for hearing
of the bail application
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