EFCC urges court to deny Social Media Influencer Adeherself bail

The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, (EFCC) has urged an Ikeja Particular Offences Courtroom to disclaim common social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat, also referred to as Adeherself bail.

Adeherself had been arraigned earlier than Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Particular

Offence Courtroom sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a one-count cost of possession of

fraudulent paperwork

She was amongst 5 individuals arrested by the EFCC for his or her alleged involvement in

internet-related fraud.

The 5 suspects had been apprehended in several areas of Lagos throughout a raid by

operatives of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Workplace.

Adewale, 20, and his confederate, Lamina Hamzat Ajibola, had been arrested on the

Agungi space of Lekki, Lagos State, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale mentioned.

At first of the trial in the present day, Mr Samuel Daji, the lead prosecuting counsel

for the anti-graft company, made the plea to court docket to disclaim Adewale’s bail listening to

“I urge the court docket to refuse the bail of the defendant and order accelerated listening to,” Daji mentioned.

Earlier, the defence counsel, Mr Tunde Salami, had utilized to the court docket to grant

bail on liberal phrases 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 until Wednesday for ruling on the bail utility.

In accordance with the EFCC, Adewale on June 15 when she was arrested had with the

intent to defraud, had in her possession a fraudulent doc entitled “WhatsApp.”

“The offence violates Part 318 of the Felony Legislation of Lagos State, 2011,” Daji had mentioned.