The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has urged an Ikeja
Special Offences Court to deny popular social media influencer,
Adedamola Adewale, bail.
Newsmen report that Mr Samuel Daji, the lead prosecuting counsel for the
anti-graft agency, made the plea on Monday during Adewale’s bail
hearing on a charge of possession of fraudulent documents.
Newsmen report that Adewale is popularly known as Adeherself.
“I urge the court to refuse the bail of the defendant and order accelerated hearing,” Daji said.
Earlier, the defence counsel, Mr Tunde Salami, had applied to the court
to grant bail on liberal terms to Adewale who had been remanded in
EFCC’s custody since July 7.
Following the submissions of the defence and prosecuting counsel,
Justice Sherifat Solebo, adjourned the case till Wednesday for ruling on
the bail application.
Newsmen report that the defendant was arrested following intelligence
reports received by the EFCC on the activities of some young men
allegedly involved in internet fraud in the Lekki axis of Lagos.
According to the EFCC, Adewale had on June 15, with the intent to
defraud, had in her possession a fraudulent document entitled
“WhatsApp.”
“The offence violates Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011,”Daji had said.
EFCC Urges Court To Deny Adeherself Bail
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