365news gathered that Ijeboi Dennis and Obade Monday were summoned to court on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
At the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, they were charged and appeared before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani.
Dennis (also known as Andrew Tran Huynh) and Monday had made up identities as FBI commander and Diplomat Director, respectively.
In addition to conspiracy, the defendants are charged with deception in order to collect $2,822,860.
The EFCC claimed that while acting as American doctors stranded in Afghanistan, they conned Holly Ngo, a citizen of the United States.
The agency indicted Dennis, Monday, Ekhoguagbon Osazuwa Patrick (a.k.a.Patrick Paul – at large) and Omage Emmanuel Omole (deceased).
The five-count charges narrated how they perpetrated the alleged fraud between January 2021 and September 2021 in Abuja.
The offence violates Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
The judge overruled the objection of their lawyer, S. T. Sanni, that his clients received the charge and proof of evidence only on Wednesday.
After they pleaded “not guilty”, prosecution counsel Christopher Mshelia prayed the court to set a date for trial and remand them.
Sanni, however, requested that Dennis and Monday remain in EFCC custody pending determination of their bail application.
But Justice Baba Shani remanded the defendants at the Suleja Correctional Facility and adjourned till January 11, 2023.
