Court Adjourns Hearing Of Seun Egbegbe’s Bail Application To Feb. 21

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Court Adjourns Hearing Of Seun Egbegbe’s Bail Application To Feb. 21
No reprieve yet for embattled Nigerian film maker, Olajide Oluwaseun Kazeem, better known as Seun Egbegbe as Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday adjourned hearing of his bail application to February 21.

Justice Oguntoyinbo fixed the date for the hearing of the summons for bail following a request from the police prosecutor, Innocent Anyigor for more time to file his objections to the application.

It will be recalled that the men of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) of Lagos State Police Command, last week Friday arraigned Egbegbe alongside his alleged accomplice, Oyekan Ayomide on a 36 count charge of conspiracy and fraud.

They were alleged to have defrauded some Bureau De Change operators of the sums of N39, 098,100, $90,000 and £12,550 between 2015 and 2017.

According to the police the duo allegedly defrauded no fewer than 30 Bureau de Change operators in Lagos between 2015 and February 2017, mostly by falsely representing to the victims they had foreign currencies to sell to the BDC operators.

The two accused persons however pleaded not guilty to the charge.

At the resumed hearing of the matter on Wednesday, counsel to the accused persons, Miss. A. O. Gbadamoshi, informed the court that she started the process of filling the bail applications on February 10, and that she was only able to complete the process on Tuesday.

Gbadamoshi alsi said that she served a copy of the applications on the police on Tuesday.

In his response, Anyigor, told the court that he was unable to file a counter to the applications, as he only got a copy from his office on Wednesday morning.

He informed the court that he will need time to study the contents of the applications and before filing his counter.

Anyigor urged the court for a shot date to enable him reply to the accused persons’ bail applications.

The request was granted by Justice Oguntoyinbo, who ordered that the Egbegbe and his accomplice be return to Prison’s custody, until February 21 when the application would be heard.

The police further alleged in the charge that on February 2, 2017, Egbegbe and Ayomide fraudulently obtained the sums of N2.45m and £3,000 from one Alhaji Isa Adamu in Lagos under the guise that they wanted to see the naira and buy the pounds.

Other victims of the alleged frauds allegedly perpetuated by Egbegbe were Mohammed Sanni, who was allegedly defrauded of N2.46m on 2017 New Year day; Jubrila Ado, allegedly defrauded of N1.257m on September 9, 2016; Hassan Amodu, allegedly defrauded of N600,000 in January 2016; Sanni Hassan, defrauded off N1.43 and £2,750 in August 2015; Saidi Abdullahi, defrauded of N700,000 on April 18, 2016; Atairu Abdullaahi, defrauded of N1m on June 23, 2016; and Abdullahi Babadisa, defrauded of N650,000 in January 2016.

Others were Abdurawan Hassan who allegedly lost N1.46m to Egbede on January 1, 2017; Suraju Garuba, who lost N850,000 in July 2016; Abdullahi Mumini, who lost N2.15m in September 2016; Garuba Hassan, who lost N700,000 on January 10, 2016 and Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.89m on January 29, 2017.

Also allegedly swindled by Egbegbe were Barowo Abdullahi, who lost N2.6m; Yahu Alidu, who lost N1.75m; Tairu Musa, who lost N2m; Mohammed Bello, who lost $300; Mohammed Usman, N450,500; Suleiman Shehu, who lost N1.276m; Ahmadu Abda, who lost N2m; Nairu Musa, who lost N1.007m; Sanni Mohammed, who lost N1.6m and $3,000.

Others were Umaru Haruna, who lost N1.7m; Abubakar Musa, who lost $4,000; Abdulrasaq Sanni, who lost N1.7m; Abdullahi Babatunde, who lost N2.77m; among others.

The police further claimed that Egbegbe and Ayomide acted contrary to Section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and were liable to be punished under Section 1(3) of the same.