Fraud
By Oluwatope Lawanson and Moji Eniola
Ikeja, Aug. 24, 2018 (NAN) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday in Lagos arraigned a 28-year-old student, Adekunle Babalola, who allegedly impersonated a female singer, Laura George, for attempted defraud.
Babalola, who resides at No. 2 Alaba Taiwo St., Kola in Alagbado area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of possession of documents containing false pretext at an Ikeja High Court.
He, however, denied the charge but EFCC’s counsel, Mrs Zainab Ettu, told the court that Babalola committed the offences in Lagos on June 7.
“He had in his possession an email dated Friday, March 23, 2018 in which he falsely represented to one Tommy whose email address is cuestus