{"id":220959,"date":"2024-09-26T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n1-5bn-money-laundering\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:48:02","slug":"efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n1-5bn-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/efcc-arraigns-man-for-alleged-n1-5bn-money-laundering\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC Arraigns Man For Alleged N1.5bn Money Laundering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-855414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/court-gavel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1715\" height=\"1108\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Bobby Williams, before the Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly laundering N1,594,800,000.<\/p>\n<p>Williams was arraigned on four amended counts of money laundering and fraud, brought against him by the EFCC.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prosecution counsel, Ahmed Yerima, told the court that Williams committed the crimes between July and September 2022 in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He told the court that the defendant fraudulently received N200,900,000 from one Emeka Oscar under the pretence of purchasing Bitcoin units.<\/p>\n<p>Yerima added that Williams received N608,900,000 from a man named Jimoh in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He further told the court that between July and September 2022, the defendant also received N151m, deposited into his First Bank account by Adegoke Daniel, alias Adetokunbo.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO: Bobrisky Paid EFCC N15m To Drop Money Laundering Charges Against Him \u2013 VeryDarkMan Alleges<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendant stole N151m from Adegoke Daniel, also known as Adetokunbo and other victims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor said Williams converted N483m, belonging to Morris John, Jimoh, Saka, and other victims, for personal use.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yerima, the offences committed contravened Sections 332, 1(1)(a), 3(a), 280, and 297 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015.<\/p>\n<p>However, Williams pleaded not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier the defence counsel informed the court of his client\u2019s intention to seek a plea bargain, saying, \u201cWe are in the process of a plea bargain and need more time to finalise the agreement to avoid wasting the court\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Presiding Judge, Rahman Oshodi adjourned the case till December 3, 2024, for trial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1126035351\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Bobby Williams, before the Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly laundering N1,594,800,000. 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