Two Arraigned for posing as EFCC Officials

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission has arraigned two suspects,
Joseph Badmus and Akeju Bola, before
Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of the FCT High
Court, Abuja on 30 counts of conspiracy,
impersonation and forgery.
The suspects were alleged to have been
parading themselves as EFCC officials and
defrauding unsuspecting victims of
millions of naira under the pretext of
assisting them to suppress petitions
pending before the commission.
The charges read in part, "That you, Joseph
Olatunde Badmus and Akeju Isaac Bola,
sometimes between October 2012 and May
2013
in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of
the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory falsely pretended to be officers
of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, and in such assumed
character, did attempt to obtain money
from various unsuspecting individuals
under the colour of such office and
thereby committed an offence punishable
under section 132 of the Penal Code Cap
532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
(Abuja) 1990."
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to
the charge.
Counsel for EFCC, Chris Mshelia, urged the
court to remand the accused in prison
custody pending the hearing of their bail
application.
However, counsel for the accused persons,
Osuagwu Ugochukwu, prayed the court to
admit his clients to bail, assuring that they
would be available to face their trial.
Justice Oniyangi ordered that the accused
persons be remanded in Kuje prison and
adjourned the matter to September 27,
2013 for hearing of the bail application.
The suspects were arrested following a
complaint by Dr. Olotu Osasu, the Medical
Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric
Hospital, Benin, Edo State. He stated that the
suspects claimed that there was a petition
against him and advised him to part with
some money to enable them give him a
soft landing.

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