The
arraignment of suspected fraudster, Idowu Olarenwaju, alias Capt
Anthony Abel Saramoh, has been adjourned to November 30, 2015.
Olarenwaju and his accomplice, Joe Onwudimowei, were to be arraigned
before a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State today
but could not take their plea as their counsel A.Adedipe pleaded for
time to study the twenty-two count information brought against the
accused persons by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Though prosecution counsel, Gabriel Edobor prayed the court to allow
the accused person take their plea, contending that they may not be
present to take their plea if allowed to go without sureties, Justice
U.N Agomoh adjourned the matter to 30th November, 2015 for arraignment.
Olarenwaju
was arrested by operatives of the EFCC for defrauding an American
Citizen of the sum of Four Million dollar ($4,000,000) through his
company, Total Intership Nigeria Limited.
The
heist was earned through a phony crude oil contracts with the victim,
wiring the said amount into the account of Total Intership Nigeria
Limited ostensibly for the supply of crude oil. The bubble burst after
the victim was left clutching the air, in an exasperating wait that
ended with a petition to the EFCC.
Onwudimowei,
who operates the account of Total Intership Nigeria Limited with
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) where the proceeds of the said fake contract
was deposited, was arrested on 18th June, 2015 and upon interrogation,
fingered Idowu Olanrewaju and one Otunba Yemi Osho as the people he
handed over all monies that passed through the account.
On the
19th of June, 2015, the duo of Idowu Olanrewaju and Yemi Osho were
arrested following a dawn raid on their homes by operatives of the EFCC.
According
to Onwudimowei, Olanrewaju sometime in 2010, instructed him to withdraw
the sum of Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N3, 500, 000.00)
for Chief Yemi Osho. Osho, he claimed, in turn handed over the money
to two people sent to him by Olarenwaju.
This
singular involvement of Osho was what made Olanrewaju confess to the
fraud as he had initially denied knowing Onwudimowei. When Olanrewaju
was confronted with the testimony of Osho, sources at the EFCC disclosed
that he was speechless and began to plead for mercy.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
20th November, 2015
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