Bishop Oyedepo & EFCC Sues Fmr Student & IT Staff for Defrauding Church 186 Million Naira With The Church Mobile App He Designed !

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal
office, on Monday, June 24, 2019, arraigned one Owolo Onorouioghene
Dan, a mobile application developer, before Justice Saliu Saidu of
the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was arraigned on
a three-count charge bordering on stealing and money laundering to
the tune of N186, 552, 909.00(One Hundred and Eighty-six
Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Nine
Naira.

The complainant, Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State, alleged
that the defendant, who was a seconded staff of the Vice Chancellor
of the University, was engaged on October 12, 2016 to create an
e-payment platform, which he tagged  Sanwo Payment
Platform.

However, the defendant, who was also operating and managing the
platform, allegedly diverted from the payment platform a sum
of N186, 552,909 to various bank accounts domiciled in
Zenith Bank Plc and Ecobank Plc between December 2017 and February
2019.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Owolo Onorouioghene Dan,
between 10th day of July, 2018 and  18th day of February,
2019 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court,
retained the aggregate sum of N122,748.00 (One Hundred and
Twenty-two Million , Seven Hundred and Forty-eight Naira) in your
Zenith Bank account number 2213999627, which sum forms part of your
unlawful act to wit: stealing and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15 (2) (a) of  the Money Laundering
Prohibition Act.”

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read
to him.

In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel,
Ebuka  S. Okongwu, asked the court for a trial date and
also prayed that the defendant be remanded in prison custody
pending the hearing and determination of the case.

However, counsel to the defendant, E. O. Bintu Oyobio, prayed
the court for a short date for mention of the bail hearing.