Na Federal High Court wey dey Lagos don set February 27, 2025, for the arraignment of Gbolahan Obanikoro, wey be son of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and four other pipo. Dem all dey face serious charges of N1.4 billion fraud. Gbolahan go face the court along with Adejare Adegbenro, Balmoral International Limited, M.O.B. Integrated Limited, and DDSS International Company Limited. The police charge dem with five counts like conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses, and fraud. Dem say all of them don scam the bank.
When the case come up for court, the prosecution lawyer, Momoh Bello, talk say dem never show up for court after they serve them court papers. Bello go ask the judge make them issue bench warrant for the accused people but the lawyer of M.O.B. Integrated Limited, Joshua Abel, no gree for that. Abel say them no get enough time to prepare because dem serve dem papers late, and the company directors dey out of the country.
Why the Court No Gree Bench Warrant for Gbolahan Obanikoro and Co.
The court no gree issue bench warrant for the accused after Joshua Abel, M.O.B. Integrated Limited’s lawyer, explain say the papers no reach on time. The judge, Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, ask for proof of service and date of service. He talk say he no see proof of service for the first and second defendants and that one of the defendants only get the papers yesterday. The judge say the law need personal service, so the police need to regularize the service for the first and second defendants.
After the drama, the court go wait for everything to settle before them arrange the case for February 27, 2025. All the defendants, including Gbolahan Obanikoro, go face the judge for the fraud charge wey dem all dey involved in.
How Gbolahan Obanikoro & Co. Take Defraud Access Bank of N1.4 Billion
The police, through the Special Fraud Unit, accuse Gbolahan Obanikoro and his team say dem conspired from May to September 2013 to fraudulently take N1.4 billion from Access Bank (formerly Diamond Bank). The allegation na that they lie to the bank say dem be car importers from Dubai and say they need money to bring in cars for business.
But instead of using the money to import cars, the defendants allegedly use the money for personal reasons. They even transfer, convert, and keep the N1 billion for themselves. Na this type of behavior the police claim was part of their fraudulent scheme to dupe the bank. The case dey come back to court next month for further hearing.
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