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  • Police arraign two for allegedly stealing N77m

    The police at the weekend arraigned two men in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for allegedly stealing N77 million belonging to their employer.

    The police charged Adeyinka Usman, 35, and Obamoyegun Tosin, 32, of no fixed address with two counts of conspiracy and stealing.

    Prosecuting Inspector Bukola Abolade said the accused committed the offence between January and August 2018 at the Green Legacy Resort, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta.

    She alleged that the accused and others at large, who were employees at the resort, conspired and stole N77 million through the use of POS machine.

    Abolade added that the money stolen belonged to Green Legacy Resort, a branch under the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Oke Mosan Abeokuta.

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened sections 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State 2006.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate O. O. Odubanjo admitted the accused to N2million bail each with two sureties in the like sum.

    She ordered that the sureties must own a developed landed property and must also provide evidence of tax payment to the Ogun State Government.

    Odubanjo adjourned the case till February 12 for hearing.

  • Police arraign car dealer for ‘theft’

    The police have arraigned a 40-year- old car dealer, Emmanuel Onyeador, at Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing five cars valued at 37.896 dollars, entrusted in his care to sell by the complainant, Anphonus Lewis.

    Onyeador, whose address was not given, is  charged with conspiracy, fraud and stealing.

    Police counsel ASP George Nwosu told the court in charge No B/120/2018 that the accused committed the alleged offence in 2011 in Lagos.

    He told the court that the complainant reported that he entrusted five vehicles to the accused as a car dealer with the agreement to sell them, make profit and remit the proceeds into his account, but that he was shocked that the accused sold the vehicles and allegedly converted the proceeds to his use.

    According to Nwosu, the complainant further said that he reported the matter to the police when the accused failed to refund the proceeds.

    He said the offences were punishable under sections 409, 312 and 285(9)(a) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Folashade Botoku granted the accused  N2million bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She adjourned the case till January 29.

  • Police arraign suspected cultists terrorising Lagos community

    The police yesterday at an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos arraigned eight men, who allegedly terrorised the public.

    They are Olarigbe Olanrewaju, 22; Moses Ademola, 23; Evans Ezikiel, 20; Taiwo Oluwasegun, 19; Ganiyu Bashiru, 21; Wasiu Balogun, 29; Sundau Omete, 24; and Tunde James, 20.

    The men were alleged to have used weapons in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace in Oke-Iranle, Ajah, Lagos.

    They are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society and unlawful display of arms in the public.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Mrs. E. Kubeinje granted them bail in the sum of N50, 000 each.

    She ordered the accused to produce two sureties each in the like sum. Kubeinje said the sureties should show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government.

    Prosecutor Lucky Ihiehie had told the court that the accused committed the offences on November 8 in Oke-Iranle, Ajah, Lagos about 11pm.

    He said the accused conspired as members of Eiye Confraternity and fought another group of unknown boys with weapons.

    “Innocent people sustained injuries and belongings were destroyed.

    “The accused were arrested by a team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Langbasa Division, Ajah and transferred to the Anti-Cultism Unit, State CID, Yaba on November  9,” Ihiehie said.

    The case continues on December 18.

  • Police arraign Lagos businessman

    THE Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) of the Nigeria Police has arraigned a Lagos businessman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G Moeller Limited, Olukemi Adeloye before a Federal High Court Lagos for an alleged attempt to defraud the Chief Executive Officer of Cross-Country Transport Limited, Bube Okorodudu.

    Adeloye, who was arraigned on a five- count charge by the police before Justice Okon Abang, however pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    During the commencement of his trial on March 6, the complainant, Okorodudu, testified as the first prosecution witness and was cross-examined by Adeloye’s lawyer, Kunle Ogunba (SAN).

    Hearing on the matter has been adjourned till April 2.

    The accused was arraigned for allegedly transacting financial business without a valid licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), contrary to Section 57 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

    The offence was said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 59 (6) (b) of Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), Cap B3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

    Adeloye’s company was also accused of transacting financial institution without valid license from the CBN.

    In count four of the charge, Adeloye was said to have: “With intent to defraud, you did obtain the sum of N80 million from Okorodudu in excess of the capital sum of N140 million advanced to him through the medium of a contract of finance lease facility induced by false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (a-c) and Section 1 (2) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.”

    Adeloye was said to have used the premises of his company located at No. 2, Ebun Street, Surulere in Lagos to commit the said offences.

  • Police arraign lawmaker, 29 others

    The police in Zamfara on Friday filed criminal charges against Sen. Yarima Bakura and 29 others at a Zamfara High Court over alleged conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

    The police took the men to the Zamfara High Cour in Gusau on alleged conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

    Counsel to the police, Mr  Oloye Torugbene,  sought the leave of the court to hear the case, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure, to prosecute the case.

    He told the court that all relevant documents, including affidavits, exhibits, names and addresses of accused persons, as well as written statements of witnesses and the accused persons, had been submitted to the court.

    He therefore urged the court to proffer a criminal charge based on the evidence provided for prosecution.

    He said already, the accused persons who had been served arraignment notice, were released through police administrative bail and pleaded with the court to fix a date for hearing.

    In her ruling on the application, the judge, who is also the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kulu Aliyu, said the court was competent to handle the case.

    Aliyu urged the prosecutor to serve the accused persons with all the relevant documents and fixed Jan. 13, 2014 for hearing.

    It will be recalled that that Rep. Ibrahim Shehu, representing Gusau/Tsafe constituency, had in June alleged that some people  mobilised some thugs to kill him.

    He alleged that during the incident, the attackers removed large sum of money from his vehicle.

    He, however, reported the case to the Inspector-General of Police, who set up an investigation that led to the court case.