Lagos Businessman, Afamefuna, In N24M Fraud Scandal Saga

 A Federal high court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria, has adjourned till 24th of April, 2024, when a Lagos business man AFEMEFUNA JONATHAN ORANUSI, and his company CAGER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED will be arraigned before the court over alleged Advance fee fraud offences

       In a four count amended charge filed before the court by Police Legal officer from Police Legal Special Fraud Unit, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, BarristerEliot Ijie, it was allegedly stated that, Afamefuna Jonathan Oranusi and his Company Cager Digital Technology Limited, sometime in October, 2023, with intent to defraud, did obtain total some of N24,500,000.00 under false pretence from one ANYISIA CHIJIOKE MARTINS under false pretense of procuring 200,000 RMB and transferring same to his partner in China, for the purpose of supplying  goods to him, a presentation he knew to be false.

       The defendant and his company was  also alleged to have converted the sum of N24,500,000.00 to his personal use.

    It was further alleged that Afamefuna Jonathan Oranusi, and his company, Cager Digital Technology, without a valid licence was conducting business of other financial institution of International money transfer services

      The amended charge as filed before the court by Barrister Eloit Ijie.

COUNT ONE:

That you MR. AFAMEFUNA JONATHAN ORANUSI ‘M’ and CAGER DIGITAL High Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain a total sum of twenty-eight million,three hundred and forty thousand naira (N28,340,000.00), from one ANYISIA CHIJIOKE MARTIN”M’,under false pretence of procuring 200,000 RMB and transferring same to his partner in China,for the purpose of supplying goods to him, a representation you knew to be false, thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1)(c), Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act.

COUNT TWO:

That you MR. AFAMEFUNA JONATHAN ORANUSI ‘M’ and CAGER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD, sometime in October, 2023, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, with intent to defraud, did retain a total sum of twenty-four million, five hundred thousand naira (N24,500,000.00), which forms part of the proceed of an unlawful act of obtaining the sum of twenty-eight million, three hundred and forty thousand naira (N28,340,000.00) under false pretence from one ANYISIA CHIJIOKE MARTIN ‘M’, thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18 (2)(d), Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under section 18(3) of the same Act.

COUNT THREE:

That you MR. AFAMEFUNA JONATHAN ORANUSI ‘M’ and CAGER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD, sometime in October, 2023, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, with intent to defraud, did fraudulently convert to your use or to the use of other person(s) a total sum of twenty-four million, five hundred thousand naira (N24,500,000.00), property of one ANYISIA CHIJIOKE MARTIN ‘M’, thereby committed an offence contrary to section 383 (1), Criminal Code Act, 2004 and punishable under section 390 of the same Act.

COUNT FOUR:

That you MR. AFAMEFUNA JONATHAN ORANUSI ‘M’ and CAGER DIGITAL Court, without a valid license, did conduct “business of other financial institution” to wit: Bank and other Financial Institutions Act, 2020 and punishable under section 57(5) of the same Act.