Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has fixed October 8, 2024, to deliver judgement in the alleged N15,800,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Eight Hundred Naira) oil fraud involving one Balami Abdullahi.
Abdullahi was first arraigned by Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Friday, December 13, 2019 on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N15,800,000.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Balami Abdullahi, on or about the 24th day of December, 2018 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to defraud, knowingly obtained the aggregate sum of N15,800,000. 00 (Fifteen Million Eight Hundred Naira Only) from one Alhaji Buba Kimba under the false pretence that the said sum represented the cost for the sale of 40,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, which you had and ready to sell and deliver to the said Alhaji Buba Kimba and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (a) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.”
The defendant allegedly defrauded one Alhaji Buba Kimba of the said sum by falsely representing to him that he had 40,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil to sell.
The defendant allegedly failed to deliver the product.
At the last proceeding on Wednesday 19 June 2024, the Prosecution Counsel, C.C Okezie, held brief for Bilikisu Buhari, and Defence Counsel, K. Allu made their final addresses and adopted them before the court.
The prosecution informed the court that it has filed a final written address on May 29 May, 2024.
According to Okezie, “We adopt the argument and urged my lord to convict the defendant.”
Following the adoption, Justice Dada adjourned till October 8, 2024 for judgement.
