The Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on Friday May 6, 2022, arraigned one Richman Pere and his company, Rich Oil Delta West Africa Limited, before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on a four count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence.
Pere as managing director of Rich Oil Delta West Africa Limited is alleged to have defrauded one Alhaji Yisa Bello of Success Ventures International Limited of N72,000,000 under the guise of supplying him crude oil.
Pere, being the managing director of Rich Oil West Africa Limited on or about the 23rd day of July, 2019 at Effurun Delta State with intent to defraud, induced Alhaji Yisa Bello of Success Ventures International Limited to deposit the aggregate sum of N72,000,000 (Seventy Two Million Naira) only into account number: 1015477975 domicile at United Bank for Africa Plc which he operated, with the false pretence that he had 1,000,000 barrel of Crude oil to supply him.
