The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), brought Obade Monday and Ijeboi Dennis to court on Thursday, Nov. 17, for wire fraud.

They were brought before Justice Abubakar Baba Shani, of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court in Apo.

Dennis, a.k.a. Andrew Tran Huynh claimed to have been a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), commander, and Monday claimed to be Diplomat Director.

They are charged with conspiracy and obtaining $2822,860 through false pretenses.

The EFCC said they defrauded Holly Ngo, a United States citizen while posing as American doctors stranded in Afghanistan.

The agency indicted four men: 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 offense violates Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act,2006, and is punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.

After they pleaded "not guilty", prosecution counsel Christopher Mshelia prayed to the court to set a date for trial and remand them.

Their lawyer, S. T. Sanni requested that Dennis and Monday remain in EFCC custody pending the determination of their bail application.

But Justice Baba Shani remanded the defendants at the Suleja Correctional Facility and adjourned till January 11, 2023.