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  • Cleaner docked over theft of bank property

    A 20-year-old cleaner, Jabita Suleman, who allegedly stole a bank’s laptops worth N320,000, was on Friday charged before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    Suleman, who resides at No. 15, Obaina St., Lagos Island, is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, burglary and stealing.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Igonbo Emby, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 24, at 4:45am. at No. 27, Provident St., Lekki Phase 1, Eti-Osa, Lagos.

    He said that the accused conspired with others still at large and stole two HP Laptops valued at N320,000 belonging to Trust-Bond Mortgage Bank Ltd.

    Emby said that the accused was working as a cleaner at the bank, but on the said date, “the accused entered into the bank with an intention to steal.”

    He said the offences contravened Sections 287, 308 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Magistrate, Mr Martins Owumi, granted the accused N100, 000 bail, with two sureties in like sum.

    He said that the sureties must show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified.

    Owumi adjourned the case until May 25, for mention.

     

  • Man bags three years imprisonment for stealing

    An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man, Mohammed Useni, to three years imprisonment for stealing  FCMB Plc’s property worth N500, 000.

    The Magistrate, Mr B. A. Sonuga, sentenced Useni  without an option of fine after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

    “Upon the plea of guilty, the confessional statement of the accused and the facts adduced by this court, the accused is guilty as charged.

    “He is hereby sentenced to one year imprisonment on count one and two years imprisonment on count two,” she said.

    Sonuga held that the sentence would take effect from April 21.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Friday Mameh had told the court that the accused committed the offences with two others still at large on April 19, at No. 1, Ligali Ayorinde St., Victoria Island Lagos.

    He said a security guard reported the matter at Maroko police station after he apprehended the accused when he was leaving the premises with the stolen items.

    “They stole three air conditioners valued at N300, 000 and some cable worth N200, 000,’’ he said.

    Mameh tendered the statement of the accused and the bond showing the release of exhibits to the court,  and they were admitted in evidence.

    The accused, before his sentence, pleaded for mercy, promising not to indulge in any crime again.

     

  • Bar attendant docked over theft

    A bar attendant, Kemi Williams, 25, was on Friday charged before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing her employer’s N270, 000.

    Williams, who resides at Bale Street, near Alpha Beach at Jakande Estate in Lekki, Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing.

    The Prosecutor, Nicolas Akpene, told court that the accused committed the offence on April 9 at Top 10 Bar, Itedo, Lekki.

    He said that the accused stole the money from the sales she made and ran away with it.

    “All efforts by the complainant to get back his money proved abortive,’’ Akpene said.

    The offence contravened Section 287 (7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 287 stipulates seven years imprisonment for offenders.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She said the sureties should swear to an affidavit of means and should show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The case was adjourned until May 8 for mention.

     

  • Driver ‘abandons boss in farm after stealing his dollars’

    Driver ‘abandons boss in farm after stealing his dollars’

    A driver, Olufojude Abiodun, who allegedly abandoned his boss on a farm after stealing his $1,400, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

    Abiodun, 30, an employee of Iroko Capital Ltd, was docked before Magistrate B. O. Sonuga on a count of stealing.

    Prosecuting Inspector Abass Abayomi said on the morning of last March 15, Abayomi drove his boss, Efulue Kenneth, to Kenneth’s farm in Ogun State, but abandoned him there.

    Abiodun later sent him a text message that he had resigned.

    Kenneth, who couldn’t drive because of his poor sight, found someone else to drive him back to Lagos.

    When he arrived at his Victoria Island, Lagos residence, at about 9am, he discovered that the $1,400 he kept in a bag was missing.

    According to the prosecutor, only Abiodun knew about the money and where it was kept.

    “The complainant said the $1,400 was part of the dollars he had bought to enable him travel abroad for the treatment of his poor sight,” the prosecutor said.

    The offence, he added, is punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Sonuga granted him N200,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned till May 9.

     

  • Man in court over  N3.7m fraud

    Man in court over  N3.7m fraud

    A 25-year-old cinematographer, Dozie Nwankwo, who allegedly obtained N3.7 million from his former school mate under false pretences, was on Tuesday docked before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

    Nwankwo, who resides at Block 14, Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki, Lagos State, is standing trial on a charge of fraud.

    The prosecutor, Insp. Ingobo Emby, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 25 at 11a.m. at No. 15B, Babatunde Anjou’s St., Lekki Phase 1,Lagos.

    He said that the accused falsely obtained N3.7 million from the complainant, Mr Tochukwu Obikwere, under the guise that he would transfer the said amount back into the complainant’s account.

    Emby said that the accused failed to pay back the said money as promised.

    He said the offence contravened Section 321 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015(revised).

    Nwankwo, however, denied the charge.

    The magistrate, Mr B. A. Sonuga, granted the accused N500, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum.

    Sonuga said that the sureties must show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government (LASG).

    He also ordered that the sureties must deposit N300, 000 to the court’s chief registrar’s account and have their addresses verified.

    The case was adjourned until May 3 for mention.

  • Importer charged with N50m pregnancy test kit fraud

    Importer charged with N50m pregnancy test kit fraud

    The police have accused a self-acclaimed importer, Chukwudi Nwankwo, of obtaining N50million from two men, under the pretext of supplying them with pregnancy test kits and issuing them with a dud cheque.
    ‎Nwankwo, 45, was arraigned Monday before Magistrate O.O. Oshin of an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a four-count charge of obtaining, stealing and issuance of a dud cheque.
    Prosecuting Supol Eshiet Eshiet said the defendant and others at large conspired to commit the alleged offence some time in the month of April 2015, at Aguda in Surulere, Lagos.
    He said Nwankwo collected the alleged sum from two men, Francis Akaegbusi and Eugene Nwokoye, who is now late, under the pretext that he would import a pharmaceutical product called Accurate Pregnancy Test Kit, for them but did not do so.
    The prosecutor also said that Nwankwo, with an intent to defraud, issued a Fidelity Bank dud cheque dated February 25, 2016, in the sum of N21,650,000, in favour of the complainants which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds in his account.
    “One of the complainants in the case Eugene Nwokoye died in the process,” Eshiet said.
    According to the ‎prosecutor the offences are punishable under Sections 409, 312(3), 285(10) and 319(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
    The defendant pleaded not guilty.
    Magistrate Oshin granted him N2million bail, with two sureties in the like sum, one of whom must be a level 16 civil servant with the Lagos State government.
    One of the sureties must also be a landed property owner in Lagos ‎and deposit N2m in the state government’s account
    The case was ‎adjourned till May 31.

  • Security guard faces N 2.5m fraud charge

    A 26-year-old security guard, Mohammed Andoka, who allegedly obtained N2.5 million from accommodation seekers under false pretences, was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

    Andoka, who resides at No. 27, Oladimeji St., Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and fraud.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the accused committed the offences on March 13, at 2:00pm., at his residence.

    He alleged that the accused fraudulently obtained the sum of N2.5 million from the complainant, one Mrs Ruth Obaseki, under the guise of renting a three-bedroomed flat to her.

    Osuji said that the accused failed to rent the apartment to the complainant as agreed, after collecting the money.

    The offences contravened Sections 285, 312 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    The Magistrate, Mr Martins Owumi, granted the accused N500, 000 bail, with two sureties in like sum.

    He said that the sureties must be gainfully employed and must show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    Owumi said that the sureties must deposit N100, 000 in the court registrar’s account.

    The magistrate also ordered that the sureties must swear to affidavit of means, and have their addresses verified.

    He adjourned the case until April 20, for mention.

     

  • Surety to lose N54m over son’s ‘escape’

    An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, Wednesday remanded a 60-year-old man, Amos Oyemade, for his alleged failure to produce his son, Sesan, whom he stood surety for.

    The police said Oyemade entered a N54million bond to produce Sesan, who was standing trial for allegedly stealing N54m, but allowed his son to flee abroad.

    Oyemade was arraigned Wednesday by the Zone 2 Police Division, Lagos before Mr B. A. Sonuga on a one-count charge marked F/12/2017 bordering on obstruction of justice.

    Prosecuting Inspector Steven Molo said the defendant committed the alleged offence last May 11, at Lion Building Police Headquarters, Lagos Island, Lagos.

    He said Oyemade promised the police that he would produce Sesan whenever needed, till the case was determined, but did not do so.

    “The defendant failed to produce his son on May 12, 2016 and other subsequent dates, as was requested by the police. He allowed his son to travel outside the country,” Molo said.

    He prayed the court to compel the defendant to should show cause why the bond of N54 million he entered, should not be forfeited to the Lagos State Government.

    Molo said the offence contravened Section 140 of the Criminal Procedure Law, Laws of the Federation, 2003.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Sonuga remanded him in prison custody and adjourned the case till April 14, for bail consideration.

  • Supervisor ‘steals’ N23m from Federal Palace Hotel

    …Hides cash in his shoes

    A hotel supervisor, Paul Mogaji, who allegedly stole N23million from Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, was Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

    Mogaji, 46, was arraigned by the Victoria Island Police Division before Mrs A. F. Botoku on a one-count charge marked B/11/2017 bordering on stealing.

    The defendant, a resident ‎of No. 23, Onitire Street, Itire, Surulere, was a supervisor in the hotel’s finance department.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Francisca Job told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence sometime between January 2013 and November 2016, at the hotel.

    She alleged that Mogaji, who was in charge of the hotel’s casino, stole the money, property of the hotel, in several tranches.

    Responding to a question from Magistrate Botoku, Job said: “The defendant stole the money bit by bit. He took the cash out of the hotel by hiding them in his shoes.”

    The alleged offence, according to the prosecutor, is punishable under Section 287(7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.

    Mogaji pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Magistrate Botoku granted him N500,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum, who must show evidence of three years’ tax payment.

    She adjourned the case till March 27.

  • Police arraign vulcaniser for defiling 14-year-old girl

    Police arraign vulcaniser for defiling 14-year-old girl

    A 23-year-old vulcaniser, Sunday Abu, on Friday appeared in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly threatening a 14-year-old girl with weapon and defiled her.

    Abu of Jakande Estate in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Lagos, is standing trial on one-count charge of unlawful sexual assault which he pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate O. A. Ogunbowale, remanded the accused in prison and ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the office of Directorate of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

    Ogunbowale, however, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    She said that the sureties must be blood relations of the accused who must be property owners or civil servant.

    The magistrate, however, adjourned the case till March 23 for mention.

    The Prosecutor, Sgt.Ajaga Agboko, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on Feb. 5, at 11:00p.m. at his residence.

    Agboko said that the accused threatened the victim with a dagger and forcefully defiled her.

    He said the offence contravened Section 258 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.