Photos: 29 year old man arraigned for changing his name to "Sister Julia Imoke" to defraud unsuspecting persons

Photos: 29 year old man arraigned for changing his name to "Sister Julia Imoke" to defraud unsuspecting persons

A  man identified as Okunmwendia Victor was also arraigned today before  Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Benin City on a three  count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretense.  Okunmwendia 29, a graduate of Delta State university is alleged to have  presented himself as Sister Julia Imoke, founder and coordinator of  Happy Home Orphanage in his attempt to extort money from unsuspecting  persons.

One of the counts reads,  “that you Okunmwendia O. Victor " m" (alias Sister Julia Imoke of Happy  Home Orphanage) and others now at large on or about the 24th of January  2016 in Benin city, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable  court with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of 900 US Dollars from  one Ada k. "F" through Western union money transfer under the false  pretence that you are sister Julia Imoke, the founder and coordinator of  a non existing Happy Home Orphanage, a pretext you knew to be false and  thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance  Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under  Section 1(3)of the same Act”.

The accused person  pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him. Counsel to the Commission, M T Iko asked the court to fix a date for  trial and to remand the defendants in prison custody. Attempt by the  defense counsel, Osman Idehen to move for bail was refused by the court. Justice Ajoku adjourned the matter to November 16 for trial and ordered  that the defendant be remanded in prison custody.

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.

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