AN Igbosere Magistrates’ Court has adjourned till May 22 the trial of businessman, Akindele Afolabi, for alleged forgery.
Afolabi, 48, is the former holder of a power of attorney for the late Madam Efunroye-Tinubu family of Lagos.
He was arraigned by the police on August 11, 2014, alongside Alhaji Adio Kazeem, 79, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forcible entry, forcible possession, impersonation and breach of peace.
The police also alleged that Afolabi impersonated “as the lawful attorney of Iyalode Efunroye Tinubu family, a representation you knew to be false.”
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Haruna Ibrahim, the offences are punishable under sections 52, 126, 166(d), 300, 378(1)&(2) and ý410 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.