Court Remands Two At Kuje Over Alleged 2.38m Euros Covid-19 Fraud
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court. Abuja, Monday ordered the remand of two persons at Kuje Correctional Centre for allegedly defrauding a Dutch company of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment, PPE worth 14.7 million Euros.
The two, Babatunde Adesanya, a 50-year old graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), and the Managing Director of Musterpoint Investment Nigeria Limited, Akinpelu Abass, who had collected an advanced payment of 2.38 million Euros, allegedly cloned the website of Dutch company for the purpose of the fraud.
In the 10-count charge against them by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, it was alleged that the Defendants cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland, to transact with and defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn, a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
They were accused of fraudulently obtaining the sum of 1.5million euros and another 880,000 euros as advanced payment for the supply of COVID-19 PPEs valued at 14.7 million euros, from the victim.
The AGF, Abubakar Malami, who is personally prosecuting the case, told the court that the two Defendants and Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd, were involved in the multi-million Euro scam.
Meanwhile, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge while their lawyer, Bunmi Aina-Craig, applied for their bail which hearing has been adjourned to November 9.
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