The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Ayoola Temitayo (aka Nelly James and Dara Martins) before a Lagos High court sitting at Igbosere for allegedly obtaining the sum of USD 5,000 (Five thousand United States Dollars) from one Ricky Dean under false pretences.

Ayoola was arraigned before Justice E. O Adebanjo on a four count charge, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Mohammed A. Kabir, counsel to the EFCC asked for an adjournment, while urging the court to remand the accused person in prison custody.

The defence counsel, F.E Ajao represented by Ifeoma Ukandu did not object. She said even if the trial was to commence she was not prepared as she was holding brief for the defence counsel who was not in court.

Justice Adebanjo at this point, remanded the accused in Ikoyi prisons and adjourned proceedings to April 5, 2012.

The charges preferred against Ayoola read in parts:Count one: “that you “Ayoola Temitayo (a.k.a. Nelly James) sometimes in March 2009 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud obtained the sum of USD5, 000 (Five Thousand United States Dollars) from one Ricky Dean via your e-mail address of inxxy01@yahoo.com that you are Nelly James of the United States in love with her which pretence you knew to be false.Count two: “that you Ayoola Temitayo (a.k.a. Nelly James) sometimes in March 2001 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud obtained the sum of USD5,000 (Five Thousand United States Dollars) from one Allesandro, an Italian National by falsely representing to Allesandro via your e-mail address of deemoi@yahoo.com that you are Dara Martins born and raised in Minneapolis, United States of America and the said sum of money was the cost of your flight ticket from United States to Italy to meet with him which pretence you knew to be false;Count three: “that you Ayoola Temitayo (a.k.a. Nelly James) on or about the 5th day of October, 2010 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud had in your possession a document dated 5th October, 2010 contained in your e-mail box captioned “Ruling on Payment” purported to have been written by Justice Abdul-Wahab al-samani of the Federal High Court of Yemen holden in sanaa, Yemen which pretence you knew to be false;Count four : “ that you Ayoola Temitayo (a.k.a. Nelly James) on or about the 19th day of October, 2010 at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division with intent to defraud and in order to facilitate your obtaining money by false pretence forged a document dated 5th October, 2010 contained in your e-mail box captioned “Ruling on Payment” purported to have been written by Justice Abdul-Wahab al-samani of the Federal High Court of Yemen holden in sanaa, Yemen which pretence you knew to be false.

Media & Publicity Unit
8th February, 2012