impersonation and fraud.
Osifo was in court for creating a Facebook, account using details of Prof Yemi Osinbajo,
Vice President of Nigeria, to defraud
unsuspected victims.
The Prosecutor, Mr Onoche Ekwom, Principal
Legal Officer, Department of State Services
(DSS), told the court that the accused
committed the offence between January and
August before he was arrested and brought
to the court.
Ekwon said the accused used the account to
extort money from unsuspected victims on
several occasions before he fell prey to the
last victim which led to his arrest.
He said the offence contravened Sections
484 and 422 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34,
Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2002. The accused
pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge
of impersonation and fraud.
Counsel to the accused, Mr Peter Ofoyeju,
prayed the Magistrate to grant his client bail
on the most liberal terms. The Magistrate,
Mrs Sodamade Fatimoh, granted the
accused person bail in the sum N500,000
and two sureties in the like sum.
Fatimoh said the sureties must reside within the court jurisdiction and must have
evidence of tax payment and two passport size photographs attached with an affidavit of means. She said one of the sureties must be a civil servant on Grade level 12 and the other closed relations to the accused.
The case was adjourned to Nov.21 for hearing.
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