The trial of movie
producer, Seun Egbegbe resumes today November 5th, after spending 20 months in
prison.
Egbegbe was arrested in
February 2017 for allegedly trying to rip off an unsuspecting Bureau de change
operator of the sum of 10 million naira while pretending to be a medical doctor
at Gbagada General hospital.
The Lagos state police
comand had arraigned him before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo on February 2nd for
alleged serial frauds involving N39, 098,100, $90,000 and £12,550.
He was alleged to have
fraudulently obtained the money from no fewer than 40 Bureau De Change
operators in Lagos over a period of two years – 2015 to 2017. He was arraigned
alongside Lawal Kareem, Olalekan Yusuf Muyideen, Shoyombo and Oyekan Ayomide.
Egbegbe and his accomplices
were each granted N5m bail with two sureties in like sum. Justice Oguntoyinbo
while granting them bail, said one of the sureties must be a civil servant on
at least Level 16 and must own a landed property in Lagos State and that the
the Certificate of Occupancy of the landed property must be deposited in the custody
of the court.
Justice Oguntoyinbo ordered
that the defendants to be remanded in the prison custody until they meet the
bail conditions.
About 20 months after the
bail was granted, Egbegbe, who was known for lavish spending, has, however,
remained in the Ikoyi Prison custody, as he has not been able to meet the bail
conditions.
The case against him
continues today November 5th.
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