Police Arraign 2 Over Alleged Forgery, N25m Fraud

The police in Lagos have arraigned two men, Oluwasesan Edu and Adeyemi Abass, before the Federal High Court in Lagos on a five-count charge of conspiracy, forgery, obtained by false pretence and fraud of N25 million.

The prosecutor Justine Enang had told the court that the defendants conspired among themselves and committed the offences, with some others now at large, sometime in 2022.

Enang also informed the court that the defendants obtained the sum of N25 million, from one Juliet Oghogho Iyoha, with the false pretence that he had a landed property for sale

The prosecutor further claimed that the defendants forged a land receipt 0015, dated September 14, 2022, belonging to Lenuwa Royal Family, which they used to defraud their victim.

The prosecutor told the court that the offences are contrary to sections 8(a) and 1(i)({a)and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Act, 2006.

He also insisted that the offences violated Section 15(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act, 2011) as Amended in 2012. And Section 22(b){i)(ii) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition Prevention (ETC) Act, 2015

The defendants, who did not have any legal representation, pleaded not guilty to the charges

Following their not-guilty plea, the prosecutor asked the court for a trial date and an order remanding the defendants in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) pending the determination of the charge.

After listening to the lawyer, Justice Osiagor adjourned the matter till October 4 for the commencement of the trial.

The judge held that the two defendants could approach the court whenever they file their bail applications.