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Trial of the former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Christopher Alao-Akala, and two others for alleged fraud was on Wednesday, March 13th adjourned to May 2nd, 2019, due to absence of the prosecution witness who was to give evidence in support of the 11-count charge preferred against the accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Justice Olalekan Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, granted the EFCC’s request after its counsel, Dr. Ben Ubi, told the court that the second witness, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is also the current head operations in the commission’s Port Harcourt zonal office, was unable to make it to the court. The former Governor is standing trial alongside the commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters during his tenure, Hosea Agboola, and an Ibadan-based businessman, Femi Babalola. The charge against them border on conspiracy, awarding a contract without budgetary provision,

The Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 arraigned four suspected internet fraudsters before Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan. The suspects - Adebimpe Babajide Quadri, Olajide Timileyin, Olubayo Oluwaseyi and Afolabi Wasiu – were separately arraigned on their respective charges. Adebimpe was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on intent to defraud and obtaining by false pretense, while Olajide’s three-count charge border on intent to defraud, obtaining by false pretense and possession of fake documents. Also, Olubayo (aka Rachel Micah) and Afolabi were arraigned on seven-count and Eight-count charges respectively. A charge against Olubayo reads: “That you Olubayo Oluwaseyi (aka Rachel Micah) on or bout 21st January, 2019, at Ibadan within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, knowingly sent pornographic and indecent picturs with your email (rachelerick20@gmail.com) throug