The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 20, 2025, re-arraigned
the duo of Chinyere Monye and Ajayi Justina for an alleged N20m fraud before
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja,
Lagos.
They were re-arraigned alongside a company, AER Global
Investment LTD., on a five-count charge bordering conspiracy to steal, stealing
and obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N20m.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Chinyere Monye,
Ajayi Justina, AER Global International, Pastor Owolabi (still at large),
Ciolanky Concepts (still at large) Idudalovert (still at large) and Jodaf
Investments Limited(still at large), on April 11, 2017, conspired to
dishonestly convert the sum of N20,000,000.00, property of Johnson Okeke, to
the use of Jodaf Investment LTD.”
Another count reads: “ That you, Ajayi Justina and AER
Global International, on the 11th of April, 2017 in Lagos, within the Ikeja
Judicial Division, dishonestly converted the sum of N19,500,000.00 (Nineteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira), property of Johnson Okeke, to the use of
Jodaf Concepts.”
Another count reads: “That you, Chinyere Monye, on the
10th of April, 2017, in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent
to defraud, induced Johnson Okeke to deliver the sum of N20,000,000.00 (Twenty
Million Naira) into the account of Chris Monye under the false pretense that
your brother based in Malaysia will deliver the dollar equivalent of $50,000.00
(Fifty Thousand Dollars) to Johnson Okeke's supplier in China.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when
they were read to them.
In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel,
Suleiman I. Suleiman, prayed the court for a trial date.
He also informed the court that he intended to call
six witnesses.
Responding, counsel to the first
defendant, M.O. Hassan as well as counsel to the second and third
defendants, F.C. Nnaji prayed the court to allow their clients to
continue to enjoy the bail conditions previously granted them.
Justice Fadipe adjourned the case till June 30, 2025
for commencement of trial.
The Judge also granted the defendants' applications to
maintain their previous bail conditions."
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