Yakubu Busari
The Nigeria Police, Plateau State Command on Wednesday arraigned one Dr Aniyi Williams and his wife Mrs. Yinka Aniyi Williams for using a fake company name to commit the crime of issuing visa abroad tickets in Europe, and other international-related countries.
Dr. Aniyi Williams registered an online organization called,” Wilda Global sports limited ” to dupe his prey claiming that the company is a registered film to mobilize for traveled agencies of trans-Africa routes to all the interested parties.
The defendant Mr. /Mrs. Aniyi Williams was arraigned at the Jos Metropolitan Development Board, (JMDB) Magistrate Court for alleged N20 million fraud for duping of over four families for collecting huge amounts of money they discovered that the arranged fake visa and a dubious travel agency to extract money from them.
The man and his wife including the company were arraigned as 1st,2nd, and 3rd defendants on a two-count charge of fraud and conspiracy, cheating.
The complainant counsel Barr. Yusuf Ali, told the court that the defendant committed the offenses on December 2nd, 2022, in Plateau State claiming a branch office in Jegede Street, Akinogun, Lagos State.
He added that Dr. Aniyi Williams and Mrs. Yinka Aniyi Williams all fraudulently got the N20 million from Four persons under the pretense of using it for organizing job opportunities for them in Canada but failed to provide the visa either repay back the money as agreed.
The first complainant was Evangeleen Okoye against Wilda Global &sports limited,2nd defendant Dr Aniyi Williams, 3rd defendant Yinka Aniyi Williams all of the Zarmangada community of Jos South LGA residents.
However, the Second defendant Dr. Aniyi Williams recruited the wife as an employee on December 2022 and registered a fake company of a traveling agency promising the family of six, job opportunities in Canada which are scheduled to take effect in February 2023.
Then another set of complainants is, Emeka Kenneth Udigi , Ibrahim Musa Gyang and Barnabas George against Wilda Global & sports limited Dr. Aniyi Williams and Mrs. Yinka Aniyi Williams as defendants respectively.
The offenses, according to him, contravened Sections 306, 307, and 56 of the Criminal Law of Plateau State, 2017criminal conspiracy contrary to section 58 and punishable under section 59 of the panel code law .
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The magistrate court judge granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in the same sum.
He adjourned the case till July 27 to mention the second complainants come up on 31st July 2023 on the same count charge.
