The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Sierra Leonean Favour Kamara over the alleged diversion of $190,324 despatched by a 70-year-old girl to buy and renovate a property in Lagos.
Mr Kamara appeared earlier than the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday, charged with alleged stealing and fraudulent conversion. EFCC made this recognized in a press release shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday.
The EFCC said that the petitioner, Henrietta Vandi, a United States-based Sierra Leonean, alleged that she met Mr Kamara throughout a go to to the Synagogue Church of All Nations between 2019 and 2020.
The assertion famous that she defined that Mr Kamara later inspired her to speculate in Nigeria.
According to the fee, Ms Vandi despatched cash by way of Ria, Western Union, MoneyGram and money transfers into Mr Kamara’s Access Bank account to purchase and renovate a property at 30 Gbenga Ogunleye/Atobatele Street, Cele Bus Stop, Araromi, Alimosho, Lagos.
The EFCC alleged that the property was bought in Mr Kamara’s identify and that he lived there and picked up hire from tenants.
One of the fees accused him of dishonestly changing $190,324 belonging to Ms Vandi to his private use between August 2021 and February 2025. The cost cites sections 278(1)(b) and 285(9) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
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Mr Kamara pleaded not responsible to the fees.
Prosecution lawyer, Nnaemeka Omewa, subsequently requested the court docket to repair a trial date and remand the defendant in a correctional centre.
In his ruling, the trial choose O. A. Okunuga adjourned the case till 29 October. The choose ordered that Mr Kamara be remanded on the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.
Mr Kamara is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible.
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