Gbenro Adesina
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-acclaimed social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat (a.k.a Adeherself) before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents.
According to EFCC statement, Adeherself was arrested following intelligence the commission received on the activities of some young men allegedly involved in internet fraud in the Lekki axis of Lagos State.
The one count charge levied against her read: “That you, Adewale Adedamola Rukayat, on or about the 15th day of June, 2020 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, had in your possession documents titled “WhatsApp”. which representations you knew or ought to have known, was false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 6 (8)(b) and 1 (3)(d) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.
Adeherself pleaded not guilty to the charge, prompting the prosecution counsel, S.O. Daji, to ask the court for a trial date while the suspect would be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS.
Upon a plea by the defence counsel regarding a bail application as well as a short date to enable its hearing, Justice Solebo adjourned the matter to July 13, 2020 for hearing of the bail application and ordered the defendant to be remanded in the EFCC custody.
