Alleged N100m Fraud: Courtroom fixes date for arraignment of ex-employees of Brilla FM

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Lagos has fastened November 7, 2025 for the arraignment of three ex-employees of a broadcast outfit, Brilla FM, for allegedly defrauding the corporate of N100 million.

This adopted the failure of the defendants: Akakan Victor Mkpong Sam, Blessing Sunday Ekerete, and Anthony Babafemi Raji, to seem for arraignment on Thursday.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, filed a five-count cost in opposition to the defendants.

Within the cost, marked: FHC/L/530/2025, rely one to 4 of the five-count cost had the names of the three as defendants.

The fees bordered on fraud, conspiracy, and cash laundering.

Nevertheless, rely 5 solely named Anthony Babafemi Raji.

It alleged: “That you just BABAFEMI RAJI ‘M’ generally in 2024 in Nigeria inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable Courtroom did knowingly or deliberately transmit or trigger the transmission of messages by way of web comparable to Fb, WhatsApp, Youtube, X’ (previously Twitter) and so forth., the medium with which you bully, threaten or harass DR. LARRY IZAMOJE ‘M’ which put him in worry of demise, violence or bodily hurt and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath part 24(2)(3)(a & b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so forth.) Act, 2015 (as amended) 2024. Dated this 2nd day of July, 2025.”

S.A. Ogala appeared for the prosecution whereas neither the defendants nor their counsel was current in courtroom.

Ogala knowledgeable the courtroom that the defendants have been duly served, however the affidavit to that impact was but to be within the file of the courtroom.

He promised to do the needful concerning the submitting of an affidavit of service earlier than the adjourned date to show that the defendants have been served.

Will probably be the idea for an utility for warrant of arrests in the event that they fail to seem when the matter is once more referred to as.

Ogala prayed the courtroom for a brief adjournment.

Justice Lewis-Allagoa granted it, adjourning the case to November 7, 2025.