Two businesswomen, Opeyemi Egbeyemi (50), Tejumola Okemakinde, (28) and a man, Olukayode Adeoye, (32) were, on Tuesday, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, alongside their companies before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged stealing of the sum of N135 million, belonging to Lily Pond Container Ltd.
The defendants were arraigned before Justice Olutoyin Ipaye.
Okemakinde resides at 26, Animasaun Street, Ijeshatedo while Egbeyemi lives at Plot 3,Block 4, Flat 2 Iba Housing Estate and Adeoye also resides at No. 30, Felicia Kokosho Street, Opebi, Lagos respectively
The defendants, alongside their companies are facing a 34-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, forgery, uttering and use of false documents.
The counsel to EFCC, Fadeke Giwa, told the court that the defendants conspired with one Irene Egbeyemi who is now at large to steal the money belonging to Lily Pond Container Ltd. between May and September 2011, at Apapa area of Lagos.
She said the defendants forged documents and bank cheques to facilitate the stealing.
Giwa said the money was deposited in the defendants’ domiciled accounts with Guaranty Trust Bank, First Bank of Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Bank respectively.
According to the anti- graft agency, the offence committed by the defendants, is contrary to Sections 275, 285, 363, 364 and 401 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
However they pleaded not guilty to the charges against them when it was read to them.
Justice Ipaye, furthered ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the matter to November 11, 2013, for hearing of their bail applications.
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