The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday arraigned one Peter Otomewu and Pebeto Enerji Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada sitting in an Ikeja Domestic and Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing $ 75,000 dollars.
Otomewu was arraigned alongside Pebeto Enerji Limited on a-two-count charge of fraud and stealing under false pretence.
Count 1 reads: “That you Peter Otomewu and Pebeto Enerji Limited sometime in 2018 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with the intent to defraud obtained $75,000,.00 (Seventy-five thousand United States of America dollars) from Virgin Forest Energy Limited under the representation that you have a vessel ‘MT AYSU’ that can be used to tranship petroleum products from a mother vessel and that the money was for your service. A representation you knew or ought to have known to be false.”
Count 2 reads: “That you Peter Otomewu and Pebeto Enerji Limited sometime in 2018 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of $ 75,000,.00( Seventy five thousand united States of American dollars) property of Virgin forest Energy Limited.”
The alleged offences violate Section 1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud And Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and 287(1) Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015.
The charges were read to the defendants but they pleaded not guilty to the charges.
EFCC counsel, M.S. Owede prayed the court for a date for the commencement of trial.
Defendants’ counsel led by Peter Ajabor prayed the court to use his discretion to grant the defendant bail.
The prosecution counsel did not object to the bail application.