The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday November 25, 2016
arraigned one Folashade Olukemi Adeleke before Justice O. O.
Majekodunmi of the State High Court sitting at Abeokuta, Ogun State on a
2- count charge bordering on stealing. She however pleaded not guilty
to the charges. One of the charge reads:
"That you Folashade on or about the 18th of November 2013 at Abeokuta
within the Abeokuta Judicial Division stole the sum of N4,000,000.00
(Four Million Naira) only property of mrs Virginia Ngozi Ojelade which
sum you receiver as part payment for the purchase of a property situate
and lying at Ajebo Road Estate, Abeokuta
In view of her plea, the prosecution counsel Ben Ubi and Festus Ojo
asked the court for a trial date while the defense counsel Bayo Adegbite
moved a motion for the bail application for the defendant.
Justice Majekodunmi granted her bail in the sum of N5m (Five million
naira) and two sureties in like sum. One of them must be a land owner
within the Jurisdiction and a grade level 12 officer. She must deposit
her International passport with the court. The matter has been adjourned
to 21st of December, 2016 for trial.
The journey to the dock began for Folashade following a petition
submitted to the EFCC alleging that Folashade defrauded the petitioner
under the guise that a four bedroom bungalow was available for sale and
after making payment of N7,180,000.00(Seven Million, One Hundred and
Eighty Thousand Naira) for the property, she was later informed that the
owner was no longer interested in the sale of the property but only
three million, five hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira (N3,530, 000. 00)
was refunded. Hence, the petition.
