Adepoju Olawale Sunday of De Rock Club in Ibadan has been arrested for cheating the US government of N32 million in covid funding.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command allegedly arraigned club owner Olawale in court on Sunday.
Judge Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court presided over the case. The suspect was accused with two counts: alleged participation in cybercrime and collecting monies under false pretenses.
The first charge included eight counts: identity theft, collecting covid-19 funds and unemployment benefits from the US government, and transferring criminal proceeds to another person named Owoade Emmanuel David.
Furthermore, further investigations have revealed that the club owner stole some personal identities of American residents through his small business in the US, which he then used to file fake benefit claims.