The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Samson Davies
alongside his firm, Signature Advisory Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of
the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on a one-count charge
bordering on stealing the sum of N190,791,494 (One Hundred and Ninety Million,
Seven Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira).
The charge reads:
“That you, Samson Davies and Signature Advisory
Limited, sometime between October 2022 and October 2023, in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use
the aggregate sum of N190,791,494 (One Hundred and Ninety Million, Seven
Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety-Four Naira), property
of Ronchess Global Resources Plc.”
He pleaded “not guilty” to the one-count charge when
it was read to him.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, C.C. Okezie,
prayed the court for a trial date to enable the prosecution to prove its case
against the defendants. He also prayed that the defendant be remanded at
a Correctional Centre.
However, defence counsel, Ifeoma Esom, informed the
court that a bail application had been filed and urged the court to grant the
defendant bail on the most liberal terms.
Justice Dada granted the defendant bail in the sum of
N50 million with two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties must own landed
property in Lagos, and the defendant is to submit his international passport to
the court and sureties must have evidence of tax clearance.
The judge further ruled that the defendant be remanded
at the Nigerian Correctional Facility pending the perfection of his bail
conditions.
The case was adjourned till July 7, 2025, for the
commencement of trial.
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