The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today arraigned the
trio of Okewole Dayo (alias Okewole David Dayo), Bishop Katung Jones and
Dadin Kowa Micro Finance Bank Limited before Justice Lewis Allagoa of
the Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State on a 24-count
charge bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and obtaining by false
pretence to the tune of N123, 000,000.00 (One hundred and twenty three
million naira).
The
accused persons allegedly conspired to form a cooperative society,
through which they allegedly swindled unsuspecting “cooperators” of
millions of naira.
Instead
of investing the contributions of members as agreed, the accused
persons allegedly deposited members’ monies in a bank, Dadin Kowa Micro
Finance Bank and subsequently had all withdrawn using proxies.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
In
view of their plea, counsel to the EFCC, Larry Peters Aso urged the
court to remand the accused persons in prison custody pending the
commencement of trial.
However,
the defence counsel, Charles Obisha, SAN, prayed the court to admit the
accused to bail adding that, he had filed and served the prosecution
with the bail application.
Responding, Aso told the court that, the bail application was served on him this morning and that he needs time to respond.
Justice
Allagoa, adjourned the case to December 9, 2015 for hearing on the bail
application and ordered the suspects to be remanded in prison custody.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
7th December, 2015
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