DSS Arraigns Traders For Cloning Gov.Ambode Phone Number

  

The State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday arraigned two traders before an Isolo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for allegedly cloning the mobile phone line of Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

 Rilwanu Jamiu and Stanley Oyewole, who claimed to be cocoa dealers, attempted to perfect a N50 million transfer with the said mobile line.
Prosecuting counsel from the SSS, Peter Okerinmodun, told Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo that the suspects were arrested after using the cloned mobile line of the governor to send a text message to the Accountant General of the state, requesting for transfer of N50 million.
He said the suspects conspired with others, now at large, to commit the crime on February 10.

Count one reads:

 “That you Rilwanu Jamiu (M) of No 10, Giwa Street, Oka Akoko Street, Lagos and Balogun Stanley Oyewole (M) of No 65, Unity Street, Ikotun, Lagos and others at large on 10th February, 2016 about 1002hours at Lagos within Lagos Magisterial District, conspired to commit felony to wit: obtaining by false pretence and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.”

Count two reads:

 “That you Rilwanu Jamiu, Balogun Stanley Oyewole of the above addresses, and others at large, on above date, time and place fraudulently cloned the Glo line of His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with intent to induce him by false pretence and used the Glo line to send a text message for the transfer of a sum of fifty million Naira (N50m) and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.”

After the charges were read, the accused persons pleaded not guilty.

The magistrate said since the offence for which the accused persons were charged to court was bailable and the fact that the magistrate’s court is a court of summary trial, she was inclined to grant bail to the accused persons.

She, therefore, admitted the accused persons to bail in the sum of N1 million each and two sureties in like sum.

Ms. Adedayo ruled that one of the sureties must be a religious or community leader within the jurisdiction of the court, and that the accused persons must provide five years tax clearance certificates.