The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 4,
2020, arraigned a couple, Oladeji and Omotola Henry, alongside their company,
Built Global Concept, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences
Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy
and stealing to the tune of N 553,820,000.00 (Five Hundred and Fifty-three
Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira).
One of the counts reads: “ That you, Oladeji Henry, Omotola Henry and
Built Global Concept, sometime in 2018 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to dishonestly convert to
the use of Abiodun Semawon Henry the total sum of N410,170,000.00 (Four Hundred
and Ten Million, One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira), property of Smart
Investor Club; and thereby, committed an offence contrary to Sections 411 and
280 (2)(f) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
Another count reads: “That you, Oladeji Henry, Omotola Henry and
Built Global Concept, sometime in 2018 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this honourable court, conspired amongst yourselves to dishonestly convert to
the use of Abiodun Semawon Henry the total sum of N70,000,000.00 (Seventy
Million Naira) property of Julius Ekonorue and thereby committed an offence
contrary to Sections 280 (1)(b) and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,
2011.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Bilkisu Buhari, asked the
court for a trial date and also prayed that the defendants be remanded in the
Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS.
Counsel to the defendants, Richard Oma Ahonaruogho, informed the court of a
pending bail application for his clients and also prayed for a short date to
enable its hearing.
Consequently, Justice Dada adjourned the matter to March 9, 2020 for
hearing of the bail application and commencement of trial.
The defendants were ordered to be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Services, Kirikiri, Lagos.
