Our Reporter
Two persons, Simeon Demehin, 26, and Onome Ikpeku, 34, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N4.472 million under false pretences.
Demehin (male), a marketing officer, residing at Ilasan Housing Estate, Lekki, and Ikpeku (female), residing at Iba Town, Lagos, are being tried for conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences and stealing.
The prosecutor, Chekube Okeh, told the court that the offences were committed in May 2019 in Ogba, Lagos.
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Okeh alleged that the defendants got the complainant, Mr Amos Fadele, to invest in their company, Lone Western Ltd., a finance house, assuring him that the capital and interest would be refunded in a short time.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O Akinde, admitted the defendants to bail of N1 million each with two sureties in like sum.
Akinde adjourned the case to March 3.
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