Nigeria's
anti-graft agency, has on Tuesday December 6, 2016, busted a student of Ekiti
State University who poses as an American Army Officer and engages unsuspecting
ladies in a dating and romance scam.
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday December 6, 2016 arraigned one
Obohor John Damilola (a.ka Frank Mcghee Clinton) before Justice D.U Okorowo of
the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti, on a 24 count charge bordering on
obtaining money by false pretence, possession of fraudulent documents,
concealment and retention of proceed of crime.Obohor however pleaded not
guilty.
One of the charges reads, “That you Obonor
John Damilola (a.ka Frank Mcghee Clinton) on or about the 21stof June, 2016 at
Ado-Ekiti within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to
defraud, obtained the sum of $3200 USD (Three Thousand Two Hundred United State
of America Dollars) from Lusmar Duprey Marte, a United State of American
Citizen when you falsely represented that you are one Frank Mcghee Clinton of
the United States of American Army, which representation you knew to be false
and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) and punishable
under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related punishable under
Section 1(3)of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act 2006”.
Another count read, “That you Obonor John
Damilola (a.ka Frank Mcghee Clinton) on or about the 22nd of June, 2016 at
Ado-Ekiti within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to
defraud, obtained the sum of $3500 USD (Three Thousand Five Hundred United
State of America Dollars) from Lusmar Duprey Marte, a United State of American
Citizen when you falsely represented that you are one Frank Mcghee Clinton of
the United States of American Army, which representation you knew to be false
and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) and punishable
under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act
2006”.
In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel
Sanusi M. Galadanchi asked for a trial date. But counsel to the defendant, Olu
Jaiyeoba informed the court that he has filed bail application and sought the
court permission to move it.
Justice Okorowo, however adjourned the matter
to the 9th of December, 2016 for the hearing of bail application and ordered
that the defendant be remanded at the Federal Prison, Ado-Ekiti.
Obonor, a student of Ekiti State University
who poses on the internet as an American Army Officer by the name Sergeant
Frank Mcghee serving in Nigeria, allegedly engages unsuspecting ladies on the
internet in a dating and romance scam through which he fleeced them of their
money to the tune of N8million.
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