Everyone would have thought that the 3 years after a crime was committed, the parties would have forgotten and moved on, but the US never forgets.
The perpetrator of the crime must have moved on, feeling smart, but karma often comes with a reward.
It was the year that COVID-19 was hitting the world hard that the alleged crime was committed.
The suspect had put his hands into the bag containing some COVID-19 funds and now the records are bringing him up.
For three years, eyes were on him , but he was not aware until the day of reckoning came.
Now he is in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and only ‘a clean hands’ can save him.
The owner of De Rock Club in Ibadan, Adepoju Olawale Sunday, has been arrested and taken to court by the anti-graft agency.
Adepoju popularly known as SSG was arraigned before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Stealing Identities Of Americans
The EFCC said the 36-year-old was arraigned on two separate charges for his alleged involvement in cybercrime.
The agency claims he “defrauded the U.S. Government of ₦32 million COVID-19 funds after stealing identities Of Americans”.
According to the agency, “investigations also showed that Adepoju, through the US Small Business Administration (SBA), a programme established in New York City during Covid-19 to help Americans build resilient businesses, stole personal identifying information of American citizens which he deployed in filing false benefits claims,” the statement added.
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After the alleged crime, the suspect had apparently began spending the funds.
According to the EFCC, he was arrested with a 2020 Range Rover HSE Sports Utility Vehicle, an iPhone 13 Pro Max and Hp laptop, among others.
The club owner claimed to be a graduate of Industrial Chemistry of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Osun State.