A young man identified as Leeroy Egebe, (alias Amedeo Dante William, Alhassan Davide) has been arrested and arraigned by EFCC before Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court, sitting in Warri, Delta State, on an 8-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of $18,023.96 .
Egebe’s ran into troubled waters when a certain Vivian Varotto-Guigoz, a citizen of Switzerland, petitioned the EFCC alleging that she had been duped by Egebe.
According to the lady, she met Amedeo William Dante (the defendant) on dating site ‘Badoo’. he had lied to her that he is an Italian living in the U.K. one thing led to the other and they began dating and started exchanging emotions and later cash.
Vivian alleged that she wired money to different individuals in the UK, Canada and Nigeria on several occasions, between 12 May and 14 October 2015, amounting to CHF 196,701,44 and EUR 15, 957.43. The transfers were at the request of Dante until she discovered she was being defrauded.
Vivian said the five installments of payment were made: two into British accounts belonging to Amedeo William Dante and Dittimi Tamara-Finide while three were made into Nigerian accounts belonging to Alhassan Davide and Edin Obaro.
She also claimed the defendant reached her through some English, Canadian and Nigerian telephone numbers.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.
Justice Obile granted the defendant bail in the sum of N3m and adjourned to 10 May, 2018 for trial. Egebe was remanded in prison pending the time he can meet his bail conditions.
