26-Year-Old Mother-Of-Four Arraigned For ‘Running Facebook Scam Of N15 Million’

                                   
Ebele Okeke, 26, was on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly stealing the sum of N15 million under false pretense.

The mother of four, who also doubles as an alleged Facebook scammer, from Nkpor, Onitsha, in Anambra State, was docked before Magistrate Adeola Adedayo on a two-count charge of stealing and obtaining by false pretense.

The Police prosecutor, Inspector Marcus Okon, told the court that the accused person committed the alleged offence in 2012, at Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos.

Okon explained that Ebele obtained the sum of N15 million from one Mr. Sunday Okpere, with intent of working as business partners.

“She claimed that if he becomes her business partner, she would use the money to buy items to sell and make profit from it, which she knew to be false,” Okon stated.

Speaking further on the case, Okon stated that the offence is punishable under Sections 312 and 285 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

The defendant had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two charges against her as her counsel, Mr G. Ojakovo, prayed the court to grant the defendant bail in the most liberal terms, on the premise that the charge before it was meant to divert attention from the initial case filed by the defendant at the Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi.

Magistrate Adedayo however told the defendant’s counsel to file a formal bail application before the court could consider granting the defendant bail and adjourned the case to Monday, November 3, 2014