Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos yesterday ordered the remand an oil marketer, Ms Florence Onojame, for alleged N4.4 billion fraud.
Onojame and her company, Emee Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and fraud.
Counsel for the EFCC prosecution, Mr Fatai Mohammed, told the court that the oil marketer allegedly conspired with others at large to defraud Access Bank Plc of the sum of N4, 380,100,000,
He alleged that the accused fraudulently transferred the money via Primusplus, an electronic banking platform of Access Bank, and further transferred the said sum to other accounts domiciled with the bank.
The EFCC further alleged that she perpetrated the crime in February 2022 in collaboration with a convict, Chris Nnaji, Captain Robert Aboh, Emenike Vincent Ebulu and Nuhu Amanabo who are now at large.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes sections 409, 278, and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the three counts against her.
On the request of the prosecution, Justice Dada ordered that the accused be remanded in the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till October 10 for hearing on bail application.
