EFCC drags alleged fake car dealer to court over N7.8m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, has arraigned a antheral and his institution earlier the Oyo State High Court successful Ibadan implicit an alleged N7.8 cardinal car woody fraud.

A connection by the EFCC said the defendants, Adeoye Gabriel Adewale and his company, De Lukas Global Concept Limited, were arraigned connected Thursday, August 13, 2026, earlier Justice Olusola Adetujoye.

The bureau alleged that Adewale presented himself to Abdulrasaq Awotedo arsenic a car trader and, utilizing a fake car mart, convinced him to wage N7,819,000 for the acquisition of 2 cars.

The committee further alleged that the wealth was paid into the First Bank relationship of De Lukas Global Concept Limited earlier it was allegedly converted by Adewale for his idiosyncratic use.

Adewale and his institution were arraigned connected a one-count complaint bordering connected stealing by conversion involving the sum of N7,819,000, said to beryllium to Awotedo.

The complaint reads, “That you, Adeoye Gabriel Adewale and De Lukas Global Concept Limited betwixt 6th October, 2021 and 23rd March, 2022, wrong the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, converted to your ain idiosyncratic use, the sum of N7, 819, 000.00 ...