The defendants committed the offenses at the Low Cost Housing Estate in Badagry, Lagos, between January and July, according to the prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, who testified in court.
Due to suspected fraud, the Lagos police on Wednesday arraigned two men and two women before the Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court.
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Three counts of crime, stealing, and fraud are being tried against the defendants, Zainab Abdullahi, 26, Olanrewaju Mariam, 25, Sulaimon Abdulatif, 24, and Yehuza Jubril, 23, whose addresses were withheld.
But they entered a not guilty plea to the accusations.
The defendants committed the offenses at the Low Cost Housing Estate in Badagry, Lagos, between January and July, according to the prosecutor, Inspector Edet Ekpo, who testified in court.
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Ekpo said that the defendants conspired among themselves to obtain money under false pretence.
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“The defendants obtained N1,600,000 from one Abdul-Salam Idris, the complainant, under the pretence of taking him to Manchester City Football Club in England to play football, knowing full well that they were agents to any club.
“The defendants converted the money to their own use,” he said.
According to him, the offences contravene Sections 411, 314, and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr N.A. Layeni granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million each with two sureties each in like sum.
He said that each of the sureties must be a company director.
Layeni also said that each of the sureties must deposit N25,000 to the Chief Registrar of the court.
He, thereafter, adjourned the case till Aug. 15 for hearing. (NAN)
