Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos
The Lagos Federal High Court has adjoined the bail application of a 22-year-old, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, who was arraigned for allegedly defrauding 170 people of N10.8 billion under fake investment.
He was arraigned on 170 counts charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence alongside his company, Quintessential Investment Company Limited, by the men of Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos.
Arraigning the defendant, the prosecutor, Barrister Williams Tijjani, told the court that the defendant and others now at large, committed the offences between July 2020 and March 2021. He told the court that the defendant defrauded the victims under the pretence of false multiple returns on investment.
He told the court that the offences committed by the defendant are contrary to and punishable under sections 8(a) and 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006. However, the defendant denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all the counts’ charges.
Upon his plea of not guilty, the prosecutor, Barrister Tijjani, urged the court to remand him in the custody of Nigerian Correctional Services, pending when his bail application would be heard and determined.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr Emeka Okpoku (SAN) did not oppose the prosecutor’s remand application but asked the court for a short date to enable him to file the bail application.
After listening to the submission of parties, Justice Tijjani Ringim, adjourned the matter till August 11, for hearing of the defendant’s bail application, Justice Ringim also ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of NCOS, till the hearing and determination of his bail application.
The charges against the suspect, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode by the court are as follows:
Count 1: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020 — March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: Obtaining Money by False Pretence and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 2: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of One Billion and Eight Million Naira (N1, 800, 000,000.00) from one Oladapo Abiola ‘m’ (Voltal Global Capital Investment Company) under the pretence of investing same, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 3: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Seventy Million Naira (N70, 000, 000. 00) from one Akande Solomon Odafe ‘m’ under the pretence of investing same, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 4: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020 – March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, by obtaining the sum of Thirty Million Naira (N30,000,000.00) from one Umara Ibrahim Adubi ‘m* under the pretence of investing same, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 8: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020—March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently obtained the sum of Four Hundred and Ninety One Million Naira (N491,000,000.00) from one Olarinde Tolulope ‘f under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to the section I(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 6: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020—March 2021 at Lagos. within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court. did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Eleven Million Naira (N11,000,000.00) from one Uchechukwu gbunonu ‘m’ under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 7: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020—March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Four Million Naira (N4,000,000.00) from one Daniel Eshiet ‘m’ under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 8: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July 2020-March 2021, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court. did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Seven Million Naira (N7,000,000.00) from one Ifabiyi Tobi Emmanuel ‘m’ under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 164: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of One Hundred and Thirty-Four Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Six Thousand Naira (N134, 576, 000.00) from one Nnamdi Emmanuel ‘m’under the pretence of investing same, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to the section I(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 167: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Six Million, Seven Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty Two Naira (N6, 726, 562.00) from one Onyiga Damilola ‘f under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 168: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500, 000.00) from one Okwuazu Anwulika ‘m’under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 200.
Count 169: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00) from one Florence Adebayo ‘f under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
Count 170: That you Joshua Adeyinka Kayode ‘M’, Quintessential Investment Company Limited and others now large between July, 2020-March 2021 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtained the sum of Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira (N430,000.00) from one Esther Eshiet ‘f under the pretence of investing same a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) (a) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
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