The Department of State Service (DSS) yesterday arraigned two men before an Isolo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly cloning Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s phone number.
The suspects Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole were alleged to have conspired with others to commit felony, to wit: obtaining by false pretence, on February 10, at about 10:02am, within Lagos Magisterial District.
Count two of the charge reads: “That you Rilwanu Jamiu, Balogun Stanley Oyewole of the above addresses and others at large, on the above date, time and place fraudulently cloned the Glo line number of His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with intent to induce him by false pretence and used the Glo line to send a text message for the transfer of a sum of N50million and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State”.
Also docked with the defendants was one Aderemi Bello, who was charged with impersonation and fraud.
Bello was alleged to have fraudulently collected N485,000 from Isaac Ademola Fowowe, for procurement of USA citizenship passport application.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
The defendants had no lawyers. The prosecutor, Peter Okerinmodun, prayed the court to remand them in prison custody because of sensitivity of the case.
The Magistrate ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Prison pending the perfection of their bail. She adjourned till May 10.
The suspects Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole were alleged to have conspired with others to commit felony, to wit: obtaining by false pretence, on February 10, at about 10:02am, within Lagos Magisterial District.
Count two of the charge reads: “That you Rilwanu Jamiu, Balogun Stanley Oyewole of the above addresses and others at large, on the above date, time and place fraudulently cloned the Glo line number of His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with intent to induce him by false pretence and used the Glo line to send a text message for the transfer of a sum of N50million and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State”.
Also docked with the defendants was one Aderemi Bello, who was charged with impersonation and fraud.
Bello was alleged to have fraudulently collected N485,000 from Isaac Ademola Fowowe, for procurement of USA citizenship passport application.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
The defendants had no lawyers. The prosecutor, Peter Okerinmodun, prayed the court to remand them in prison custody because of sensitivity of the case.
The Magistrate ordered that the defendants be remanded in Kirikiri Prison pending the perfection of their bail. She adjourned till May 10.
