A 27-year-old man, Salami
Oluwatobi Peter, who impersonated the Oba of Lagos, was yesterday arraigned by
the Police from Lagos state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department
(SCIID) Panti-Yaba, over alleged N15 million fraud.
The police accused the fake
traditional ruler and others now at large of conspiring among themselves to
fraudulently obtained the sum of N15 million from one Moriselade Ajoke, under
the pretense of assisting her to procure a slot in the proposed Lekki Free
Airport Investment.
The accused persons were alleged
to have committed the crime at 8, Olokonla Street, along Ajah, in Ibeju-Lekki,
Lagos.
The defendant was also alleged to
have falsely presented himself to the Complainant as the Oba of Lagos, Oba
Osuolale Akiolu, who is entrusted with the said proposed Lekki Airport
Investment.
The police also alleged that the
defendant dishonesty stole the said sum from the complainant, Moriselade Ajoke.
The Offences according to the
prosecutor, Inspector Adebayo Oladede are contrary to and punishable under
sections 409, 312, and 380(1) of the criminal law of Lagos state as (amended).
The defendant, pleaded not guilty
to the charges.
In the view of the defendant’s
plea, his lawyer, Mr. Bright Eboigbe, pleaded with the court to admit him to bail
in the most liberal terms.
Consequently, the presiding
magistrate, Chief Magistrate A. O. Ajibade (Mrs.) admitted him to bail in the
sum of N2 million with two sureties in the like sum.
Apart from that, the court also
ordered that each of the sureties must be gainfully employed in a reputable
organization and must show to court evidence of three years tax payment to the
Lagos state government.
The chief magistrate also ordered
that the addresses of the sureties must be verified by the prosecutor.
The court ordered that the
defendant be remanded in prisons custody and adjourned the matter till October
16
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