EEFCC Arraigns Three Over Alleged 20M Theft In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate has arraigned three persons, Chinyere Monye, Ajayi Justina, and AER Global Investment LTD, before Justice O.O Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on a five-count charge bordering conspiracy to steal, stealing, obtaining under pretence of 20m
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when read to them.
The EFCC prosecuting counsel Suleiman Suleiman prayed to the court for a trial date and also informed the court that he intend to call 6 witnesses.
M.O. Hassan, counsel to the first defendant, and F.C. Nnaji, counsel to the second and third defendants, prayed to the court that the defendants should continue on their previous bail.
Justice Fadipe adjourned the case to June 30, 2025, for trial and approved the application for the defendants to still stand on their previous bail conditions.
Some of the charges read: “That you, Chinyere Monye, Ajayi Justina, AER Global International, Pastor Owolabi (still at large), Ciolanky Concepts (still at large), Idudalovert (still at large) and Jodaf Investments Limited(still at large) on April 11, 2017 conspired to dishonesty convert the sum of N20,000,000.00 property of Johnson Okekefor the use of Jodaf Investment LTD.”
“That you, Ajayi Justina and AER Global International, on the 11th of April, 2017, in Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, dishonestly converted the sum of N19,500,000.00 (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) property of Johnson Okeke to the use of Jodaf Concepts.”
“That you, Chinyere Monye on the 10th of April, 2017, in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to defraud induced Johnson Okeke to deliver the sum of N20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Naira) into the account of Chris Monye under the false pretense that your brother based in Malaysia will deliver the dollar equivalent of $50,000.00 Fifty Thousand Dollars) to Johnson Okeke’s supplier in China”
