Nigerian filmmaker spends 30 months in jail
The erstwhile Lagos socialist, known for his lavish lifestyle, has been incarcerated since February 10, 2017.
”So this means that anytime his trial comes up, we will take him to the court from the correctional facility. The only difference is that he would have been reporting to court from his home if he had met his bail conditions. So for now, Egbegbe remains in our custody pending fulfilment of bail conditions.”A Federal High Court in Lagos granted Mr Egbegbe a bail of N5 million with two sureties each in a sum of N2.5 million on February 24, 2017.
“The sureties must swear to an affidavit while the house and office addresses and telephone number will be verified by the court,” the judge ruled then.Egbegbe, 43, a controversial figure in Yoruba movie industry, was arraigned by the police for alleged fraud involving N39 million; $90,000 and £12,550.The police alleged that he fraudulently obtained the money from no fewer than 40 Bureau De Change operators in Lagos over a period of two years – 2015 to 2017.
Mr Egbegbe’s trial was sometimes slowed down due to the inability of the investigating police officers, who were listed as witnesses, to attend the court proceedings. During his heydays, the film-maker financed the production of several Yoruba films under his Ebony Films Productions imprint.
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