EFCC Arraigns Social Media Influencer, Adeherself For Possession Of Fraudulent Paperwork

Adedamola Adewale Rukayat

Well-liked  social media influencer and comic, Adedamola Adewale Rukayat (a.okay.a Adeherself) has been arraigned by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC  earlier than Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Particular Offence Court docket sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a one-count cost of possession of fraudulent paperwork.

The defendant was arrested final month following intelligence obtained by the Fee on the actions of some younger males allegedly concerned in web fraud within the Lekki axis of Lagos State.

Throughout interrogation, Adewale AKA “Adeherself” reportedly confessed to being a picker” in cybercrimes.

The rely learn: “That you simply, Adewale Adedamola Rukayat, on or concerning the 15th day of June 2020 in Lagos, inside the jurisdiction of this honourable court docket, with intent to defraud, had in your possession paperwork titled “WhatsAPP”, which representations you knew or must have identified, was false and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 6 (8) (b) and 1 (3) (d) of the Advance Payment Fraud and Different Fraud Associated Offences Act No. 14 of 2006″.


She pleaded not responsible to the cost.

In view of her plea, prosecution counsel, S.O. Daji, requested the court docket for a trial date and likewise prayed that she be remanded within the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS.

The defence counsel knowledgeable the court docket of a bail software for his shopper and likewise prayed for a brief date to allow its listening to.

Justice Solebo adjourned the matter to July 13, 2020, for the listening to of the bail software and likewise ordered the defendant to be remanded within the EFCC custody