Poster is not responsible for the Major Headline outside this page…..EFCC Press Release: EFCC Arraigns Fraudster For 275,000 Euro Love Scam............
Amodemaja Adeboye Quadri....
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March, 29 2014 | The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 28, 2014 arraigned Amodemaja Adeboye Quadri before Justice A. A. Aderemi of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan on a 4-count charge bordering on impersonation, marriage scam, and obtaining money by false pretences.
One of the charges read: "Adeboye Quadri Amodemaja (alias James John Smith) in 2012 within the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of | 70,878.00 Euros (Seventy Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight Euros) from Laura Reffosco by falsely representing to her that you are in love with her and the money represented the sum for acquiring landed properties and establishing a business together in Nigeria which pretence you knew to be false." |
He
pleaded not guilty to the charges. EFCC counsel, Zainab Etu asked for a
trial date but did not oppose the bail application of the defendant. Defense
counsel, Babatunde Alaka made an application for bail, supported by a
seven-paragraph affidavit and a written address dated March 27 and 28,
2014.
The judge granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5million with two sureties in like sum.
One
of the sureties must be a civil servant on grade level 10, and the
other must have a property within the jurisdiction of the court. Both
sureties must submit two passport-sized photographs to the Registrar of
the court.
He adjourned the case till April 11, 2014 for hearing and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Agodi prison, Ibadan.
Troubles
started for Quadri in 2011 when he got involved in a contrived
relationship with an Italian lady, Mrs. Laura Roffosco and lied to her
that he was an American, named James John Smith. In the course of the
relationship, he confessed to her that he was actually a Nigerian and
that he needed money to start up a business for the two of them and
register a company, Alanquad Investment that they would be running after
their marriage. Roffosco was thrilled by the proposal and sent a total
sum of 275,000 Euros to him.
Complications, however, crept into
the relationship when Quadri invited Roffosco to Nigeria to "come and
see things for herself" and confirm a landed property he bought in
Ibadan. The lady came but couldn’t locate Quadri "because all his phones
were off".
Quadri admitted that he declined to see her because
he found out that the lady was too old for him. He said that he later
sent her a mail that he was no longer interested in the relationship.
This spiked Roffosco's anger and she petitioned the EFCC.
Quadri
confessed to investigators that he used part of the 275,000 Euros sent
by Roffosco to buy a landed property in Ibadan at the cost of
N8,000,000(Eight Million Naira ), an Infinity Jeep at N3,000,000 (Three
Million Naira) and built two 3-bedroom bungalows in Abeokuta, Ogun
state.
Wilson Uwujaren Head, Media & Publicity 28th March, 2014
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