In August 2021, Aderobaki was accused of defrauding Okolo of the sum.

The 22-year-old was charged with three counts of conspiracy, acquiring property under false pretenses, and theft.

He denied the accusations and entered a not guilty plea.

The charges read in part, “That you, Aderobaki Ayodeji, and others still at large, sometime in August 2021 on Adeyinka Okunade Street, FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire together to commit a felony, to wit, obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing, thereby committing an offense punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

“That you, Aderobaki Ayodeji, and others still at large, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district, did steal the sum of N4,700,000 property of one Tobbena Newton Okolo, thereby committing an offense punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”

He pleaded not guilty to the charges as the magistrate admitted him to bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned till March 9, 2022.