height =” 747 “alt > Oluremi Philips A female, Oluremi Philips has been jailed and arraigned for issuing loser cheques totaling up to N57,690.000 before Justice S.O. Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.

She was arraigned by the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

In a declaration on Thursday, the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said Mrs Philips, alongside her company, Omritas Energy Limited, is dealing with a five-count charge bordering on taking and issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N57, 690,000.00.

One of the counts checks out: ” Oluremi Ebun Philips and Omritas Energy Limited, at some point in 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently transformed and stole the sum of N57,690,000.00, home of AYM Shafa Limited implied for the supply of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), which you stopped working to provide.”

Another count checks out: “Oluremi Ebun Philips and Omritas Energy Limited, on or about the 10th of April 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, knowingly provided a Diamond Bank cheque for the sum of N14, 298,075.00 payable to AYM Shafa Limited, which when provided for payment was dishonoured on the premises that no adequate funds were standing to the credit of the account.”

She pleaded “innocent” to the charges.

In view of her plea, the prosecuting counsel, T.J. Banjo, hoped the Court for a trial date and for the remand of the accused.

Defence counsel, Akin Olatunji, nevertheless, informed the Court of the bail application of the offender, which he said had likewise been filed and served on the prosecution.

Reacting, Banjo confirmed invoice, noting that, ” we plan to respond to same and to submit a counter-affidavit”.

Thereafter, Justice Solebo adjourned till February 14 and 15, 2022 for ” trial and judgment on the bail application”.

The accused was also ordered to be remanded at the Correctional Centre till the next adjourned date.

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