Ebi Otsaye Ogionwo has been charged with fraud in connection with an alleged $300,000 scheme involving false pretenses. According to the charges filed in court, Ogionwo is accused of deceiving Mr. Oluwatosin Adefila of Boltzemo Nigeria Limited into providing funds intended for an oil trading business, a claim he allegedly knew to be false.
The specific charges are violations of Section 1 (1) (c) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006, punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act. Additionally, Ogionwo faces theft charges under Section 383 of the Criminal Code Act.