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Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by MAYOWAAK: 8:59am On Jul 08, 2023
Earlier thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6814367/bamise-elizabeth-ajetunmobi-antigua-barbuda

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered the remand of Bamishe Ajetunmobi, a Ponzi Scheme Operator, who has been on the run since 2021, over alleged N7.5 billion fraud.

Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke, remanded the Ponzi Scheme Operator, after he pleaded not guilty to 12 counts charge made against him by the men of Force Criminal Investigation Department Force CID (Annex) Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos.

Arraigning the defendant, the prosecution counsel Morufu Animashaun, a legal office in the Force CIID, annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, told the defendant conspired with his wife, Elizabeth Ajetunmobi, who is now at large, and their company, Imaging Global Solutions Limited, committed the offences something in February 2021.

Animashaun told the court that the defendant and his wife had lured the fraud victims with 10 percent returns on investment (ROI), to commit the offences.

Among those allegedly defrauded by the defendant and the sums received from them includes: Mr. Olawale Lawal, N1.5 billion; Mrs. Kate Omu, N500 million, Mr. Erhi Catherine Ojoboh, N2 billion, and Mr. Abioye Idris, N3.5 billion.

The prosecutor told the court that the offences committed by the defendant contravened sections 8 (a), 1(a)(c) and 1 (2) of the Advance Fee fraud and other Fraud related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section I (3) of the same Act.

He also told the court that the offences are contrary to section 383 of the Criminal Code Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and punishable under Section 390 (a) of the same.

Prior to his arraignment, the prosecutor told the charge against the defendant was filed in 2022, and that when the defendant came elusive, the police secured a warrant of arrest from the court.

He told the court that the defendant was however arrested by International Police (Interpol) at Ivory Coast, this year.

Animashaun, by oral application, urged the court to strike out the name of the defendant's wife from the charge, so that the defendant arraignment can go on.

Following the submission made by the prosecutor, Justice Aneke struck out the name of the defendant's wife from the charge, and ordered that the charge be ready to the defendant.

The defendant however, pleaded not guilty to the 12 counts charge, when they were read to him.

The defendant was not represented by any lawyer.

Following defendant's not guilty plea, the the prosecutor asked the court for a trial date. He also urged the court to remand him in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) till the determination of the charges against him.

Consequently, Justice Aneke ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Services centre, Ikoyi and adjourned the case to November 29, fo trial.

https://saharareporters.com/2023/07/07/court-remands-runaway-ponzi-scheme-operator-ajetunmobi-over-n75billion-alleged-fraud

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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by fourboys: 9:07am On Jul 08, 2023
Senior senior scammers in this country are from one side

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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by juman(m): 9:14am On Jul 08, 2023
Many many people are extremely foolish..
OK, nah maybe I should start a ponzi scheme.
Return of sixty percent on your investment.
The business idea is selling of butterfly wings.
Lucrative business.

Many people are idiotsss.
Surprisingly If I start it I would get customers.
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by Cantonese: 9:20am On Jul 08, 2023
Very terrible.
Did I not see 1.5b, 2b, 3.5b? What were they thinking? No proper check? No lawyer to investigate? No financial adviser? No due diligence before investing at all.
What a shame on these people.

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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by basilo101: 10:10am On Jul 08, 2023
It's not Igbo name so the news will not sell

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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by Righthussle: 10:24am On Jul 08, 2023
Give us Maxwell Odum.
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by ablejesus26(m): 10:25am On Jul 08, 2023
basilo101:
It's not Igbo name so the news will not sell


Loll, by now Helinus,morh247,Yerimo and Him co Ipob tribalist ndi otu emergingnation3,for don spill this thread with plenty hate grin
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by Sajeb: 10:37am On Jul 08, 2023
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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by ratiani6: 10:38am On Jul 08, 2023
Bad guy wink
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by Tinubucocainesn: 10:39am On Jul 08, 2023
Bamishe Ajetunmobi

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Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by nnaetobi(m): 11:24am On Jul 08, 2023
Afonjaaaaa
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by Nobody: 1:09pm On Jul 08, 2023
If your money come clean, you won't be gambling your money in billions and multi millions in a business you don't know anything about and didn't do your due diligence.
They need to be investigated also about the source of their money.
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by genkins(m): 2:12pm On Jul 08, 2023
If u check all those putting 2bn,3bn etc into the ponzi..you will find out that it's still fraudulently acquired money.most of them will also be pastors in redeemed,winners,christ embassy etc..Nigerians are funny people.these guys just met thier match.
Re: Court Remands Runaway Ponzi Scheme Operator, Ajetunmobi Over N7.5billion Alleged by aieromon(m): 11:25pm On Mar 13
A judgment debtor, Bamise Ajetunmobi, who is believed to have scammed over 27 aggrieved Nigerian investors in a failed Ponzi scheme has told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today that he is interested in an out of court settlement regarding a N15 billion fraud, which he’s facing before the court.

On July 14, 2022, Justice Toyin Oyekan-Abdullahi (now retired) of the Lagos High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi had delivered judgment in favour of the 27 aggrieved Nigerian investors/claimants and ordered Bamise and his wife, Elizabeth Ajetunmobi who allegedly fled the country after duping them to pay back to the investors the sum of N18.8bn with interest. The court had also frozen funds and properties of the defendants worldwide as well as all monies standing to their credit.

The whereabouts of the couple remained unknown after the Lagos Court granted the order but following reports that Bamise was arrested in Côte d’Ivoire while trying to board a flight to the UK, he was returned to Nigeria and handed over to the police who subsequently detained him at the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) Alagbon, Lagos.

The FCIID, through one of its legal officers, Morufu Animashaun, obtained a remand warrant against the defendant, but before his arraignment by the police, his case file was taken over by the AGF’s office, who subsequently arraigned the defendant before the court on August 12, 2023. His wife is said to still be at large.

He has since been in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services, owing to his inability to produce the N5 billion bail sum and other terms granted him by the court.

At the resumed trial of the defendant today, his lawyer, Dr. BU Ukpenna, informed the court that he had written a letter to the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to seek for an out of court settlement of the matter.

The prosecutor, Mrs. Kehinde Bode-Ayeni, after receiving a copy of the letter, asked the court for a short date, to enable the prosecution get the approval of the AGF.

By the consent of the parties, the matter was adjourned to June 26, for report of settlement.

https://www.channelstv.com/2024/03/13/n15bn-fraud-ajetunmobi-writes-agf-for-out-of-court-settlement/

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