EFCC Lastly Arraigns Husband, Spouse Over N740m Funding Fraud (Pictures)
The {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee, EFCC on Monday, February 16, 2026, arraigned the Chief Govt Officer of Onome International Market Sources Restricted and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Restricted, Osabohein Alex Ologbose, alongside his spouse Hope Onome Oghelemu earlier than Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Abuja.
Different defendants within the matter are; Onome International Market Sources Restricted and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Restricted.
They had been arraigned on a seven-count cost bordering on acquiring by false pretence, conversion of funds and cash laundering to the tune of about N740million opposite to Part 18(2)(b) of the Cash Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 and punishment underneath Part 18(4) of the identical Act.
On the level of arraignment, prosecution counsel, O.S. Ujam knowledgeable the courtroom that the prosecution filed amended prices earlier than the courtroom on January 28 ,2026, and prayed the courtroom to learn the identical to the defendant.
Rely one of many amended-charge reads: “That you simply Osabohien Alex Ologbosele, typically between January 2023 and April 2024, in Abuja inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable courtroom, immediately took possession of the mixture sum of N340, 000,000(Three Hundred and Forty Million Naira ) paid into your account with account quantity 202277 3919 domiciled in Kuda Microfinance {Bank} Restricted, from the account of Hope Onome Ogbholemu with account quantity, 0827261710 domiciled in Entry {Bank} PLc, while you fairly should have identified that the stated sum shaped a part of the proceeds of illegal act and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 18(20(a) of Cash Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition)Act 2022, and punishable underneath Part 18(3) of the identical Act.”
One other rely reads; “That you simply Osabohien Alex Ologbosele, typically between January 2023 and April 2024, in Abuja inside the jurisdiction of this Honourable courtroom, immediately used the mixture sum of N24,100,000(Twenty 4 Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira) paid into your account with account quantity 2022773919 domiciled in Kuda Microfinance {Bank} Restricted from the account of Hope Onoe Ogbhelemu with account quantity 0827261710 domiciled in Entry {Bank} Plc, to ascertain and function a music and photograph studio positioned at Crowther Plaza, Gudu District, Abuja, while you knew or should fairly should have identified that the stated sum shaped a part of the proceeds of an illegal act and also you thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 18(2)(d) of the Cash Laundering(Prevention and Prohibition)Act 2022, and punishable underneath Part 18(3) of the identical Act.”
In view of the “not responsible” plea of the defendants, Ujam prayed the courtroom for a date for graduation of trial. Defence counsel, Marshal Abubakar, additionally prayed the courtroom to permit the primary defendant to proceed with an administrative bail granted by the courtroom, whereas additionally pleading that the courtroom grant the third defendant bail for nursing a one year- previous child.
In his ruling, Justice Ekerete denied the third defendant bail, however allowed the primary defendant to proceed having fun with the executive bail granted by the courtroom. The decide additional remanded the third defendant in Suleja Correctional Centre whereas adjourning the matter for particular listening to to April 27, 2026.
Investigation by the EFCC revealed how the defendants induced varied harmless residents to pay varied sums of cash into the account of Hope Onome Oghelemu and Onome International Market Sources Restricted, on the false pretence that the monies had been for funding for the procurement and exportation of luggage of bitter kola and crimson kolanut to Hong Kong, China and Indonesia after which they’d be paid their Return on Funding (ROI).
Additional investigation revealed that buyers weren’t paid their ROI and their funding sums weren’t refunded.
