The fraud suspect, Marco Ramirez
A
foreigner who has been remanded in the Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos
has pleaded with the court to release him on bail as his health
allegedly deteriorates.
An American national, Marco Ramirez, who
allegedly defrauded 3 Nigerians of $565,000 on the false pretense of
obtaining a green card for them, has approached the Lagos State High
Court in Ikeja to beg for variation of his bail conditions in order for
him to leave Kirikiri prison where he had been remanded.
Ramirez, on Friday, August 25, 2017, told Justice Ganiyu Safari,
the presiding vacation judge, that his health condition was
deteriorating in the Kirikiri prison hence the need for a condition he
could easily meet.
His counsel, Ademola Adefolaju, prayed the court for an order to
allow him to bring a directorate cadre in the Lagos State Civil Service
as a substitute for an earlier order that a director in a reputable
company in Nigeria should stand surety for him.
However, Justice Safari was of the view that since the anti-graft
was not aware of today's proceedings, the matter is better adjourned and
a new date of hearing served on the prosecutor. He adjourned the
hearing of the application till Monday, 28th of August, 2017.
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