*The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Florence Onojame, CEO of Emee Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and receiving fraudulently-obtained property

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday, September 28, 2023, arraigned Florence Onojame, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Emee Oil And Gas Nigeria Limited, for purportedly defrauding Access Bank of N4.4 billion.

Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, in Lagos, alongside her company, on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and receiving fraudulently-obtained property, agency report said.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Mr. Fatai Mohammed, counsel to EFCC, thereafter prayed the court for a trial date and remand of the defendant.

Mohammed told the court the defendant committed the offences with four others at large, sometime February 2022, in Lagos.

The counsel also informed the court, that the defendant stole N4.4 billion, which she聽 fraudulently transferred via Primusplus, an electronic banking platform of Access Bank, using her company鈥檚 login details.

The defendant further transferred the sum into several accounts domiciled with the bank, stated Mohammed.

Besides, the prosecution counsel submitted that the defendant retained the control of N100 million in her Access Bank account with the name of her company, and transferred the sum from Total Energy Nigeria Limited account, knowing same to be proceeds of criminal activities, report said.

Mr. Williams Onate, defence counsel,聽 however, informed the court that a bail application for his client had been filed before the court and served on the prosecution.

Onate said: “We will be praying for a short adjournment for hearing of the bail application and that the defendant be ordered to remain in the custody of the EFCC.”

The Nigerian anti-graft Commission stated the alleged offences contravened Sections 278, 326 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Justice Mojisola Dada then, ordered that the defendant be kept at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, in Lagos State, pending hearing of her bail application.

Justice Dada later adjourned the case till October 10 for hearing of the bail application, according to report.

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