Crime
Protests Emerge As EFCC Releases List Of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Students Arrested
Protests Emerge As EFCC Releases List Of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Students Arrested....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has unveiled the names of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students who were apprehended by its operatives.
Officials of the anti-graft agency conducted a raid in the Oduduwa Estate area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Wednesday morning, November 1, 2023, taking away a total of seventy students.
However, subsequent reports have confirmed that the EFCC arrested sixty-nine (69) students who were suspected of involvement in internet-related fraud.
While addressing the raid, Dele Oyewale, the spokesperson for the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, asserted that the suspects were apprehended based on credible intelligence regarding their alleged participation in fraudulent internet activities. The intelligence suggested a connection between Oduduwa Estate and the suspected internet fraudsters.
The EFCC spokesperson disclosed the names of the suspects as follows: [List of Names Provided]
Items recovered during the operation included luxury cars, 190 mobile phones, 40 laptops, and other possessions.
Oyewale stated, “The suspects have provided valuable statements to the EFCC and will be prosecuted once the investigations are concluded.”
The arrests triggered a protest at the Ibadan zonal command of the EFCC office in Oyo State, where the raid was conducted.
Subsequent reports indicated that the EFCC had released 45 of the arrested students toward the evening on Wednesday, with investigations ongoing. Later, it was reported that all 69 arrested students had been released.
The raid, which reportedly began past 1 a.m., saw agents in branded EFCC jackets arriving in official vehicles. The students recounted that the agents forcibly entered their rooms and took away their peers.
In response to these events, students and alumni of the university utilized social media, particularly X (formerly Twitter), to voice their opposition to the claims made by the anti-graft agency. The students’ union body also issued a statement condemning the arrest and harassment of students by the EFCC in the early hours of the day.
Crime
BETRAYAL OF TRUST: Man Given Free Shelter Allegedly Sells Benefactor’s House And Scams Cleric Of ₦13.6 Million.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Yusuf Oyepeju before the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan. Oyepeju appeared alongside two corporate entities—Alwajeez International Nigeria Limited and AIN Homes and Property Limited—to face a six-count charge encompassing forgery, document uttering, theft by conversion, and obtaining money under false pretenses.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
According to a statement released in Ibadan on Wednesday by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the case stems from a relationship that began on an Islamic WhatsApp educational platform where both Oyepeju and the victim, Fasasi Bayonle, served as tutors. Bayonle, an Islamic cleric based in Dubai, eventually fell victim to a severe betrayal of trust.
From Benefactor to Alleged Victim
Investigations revealed that the saga began in 2018 when Oyepeju approached Bayonle seeking financial assistance for accommodation after getting married. Rather than a cash handout, Bayonle permitted Oyepeju to temporarily move into his vacant property located at the Ikumapayi area of Olodo, Ibadan, before relocating to the UAE.
Authorities stated that Oyepeju, posing as a property developer, subsequently convinced Bayonle to fund land purchases and housing construction projects in Ibadan, transferring a total of ₦8,697,900 between February and August 2020. However, the arrangement turned sour when Oyepeju allegedly forged a “Transfer of Agreement,” sold the very house he was given to live in for free to companies linked to him, and converted the proceeds. Investigators also discovered that he never purchased or developed the promised land.
Court Proceedings and Remand
Appearing before Justice Olusola Adetujoye, Oyepeju pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following his plea, prosecuting counsel Sanusi Galadanchi requested a trial date and asked that the defendant be remanded. Meanwhile, defense counsel B. Ajibola informed the court that a bail application had already been filed and served.
Justice Adetujoye adjourned the proceedings for the hearing of the bail application and ordered that Oyepeju be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, pending the next court date.
Crime
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