A Lagos businessman Ayodele Oluwatosin Dudu, and his company, Dudu and Stephnora Travelling and Tour Agency,has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, in Lagos South West Nigeria for defrauding 33 foreign exchange seekers to the tune of N354, 852 million.
In a 34-count criminal charge filed before the court by Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police force, it was alleged that the accused business man and his travelling agency, between May and October 2016, defrauded his various customers that spread across Lagos, Warri, Calabar, Enugu, Port-Harcourt and Abuja under the pretence of giving them Dollar equivalent of Naira given to him.
The accused,businessman was alleged to have collected the sum of N354,852 from 33 foreign exchange seekers across various towns in Nigeria, using his account number 0078256100 and 1019784310 domiciled with Diamond Bank Plc, and United Bank for Africa (UBA), to defraud his victims
The offences alleged to have been committed by the accused business man are contrary to and punishable under sections 8 and 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, (as amended). He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, while adjourning the matter till 1 February 2018 for the trial to commence ordered that the accused person be remanded in prison custody.
• Akin Kuponiyi serekode@yahoo.com