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  • Court discharges man accused of robbing woman at gun point

    Court discharges man accused of robbing woman at gun point

     An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a man, Opeyemi Oladele, charged with robbing a woman of her cell phone at gunpoint.

    Justice Mojisola Dada, while delivering the judgment, held that the prosecution failed to prove the 2-count charge of conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery against the defendant.

    Dada said the prosecution submitted that the defendant was in possession of a locally made single barrel gun but such was not tendered as an exhibit before the court.

    “The alleged victim was never produced as a witness in spite of being listed as number one on the prosecution witness list.

    “The court has evaluated the evidence and found that the charge leveled against this defendant cannot stand.

    “This defendant is hereby discharged and acquitted.

    The state counsel, Mrs Abiodun Oluwatoni, alleged that the defendant, with two others still at large, committed the offences on June 12, 2018, at about 10:00 p.m. on Anibaba Street, Alaper, Lagos.

    According to the prosecution, the complainant raised alarm and the police on patrol caught the defendant while the two others took to their heels.

    The prosecution called two policemen to testify as witnesses in the case.

    According to the prosecutor, the alleged offences violated the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

  • Fake solider jailed for impersonating Buhari, Obasanjo to defraud

    Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday afternoon  sentenced a fake Army General Bolarinwa Abiodun, to seven years in prison for impersonation and N266.5 million fraud.

    Recall that the  fake soldier whose real name is Hassan Ayinde impersonated president Buhari by forging his signature and used it to perpetrate fraud.

    The convict also disguised as the Chief Of Army Staff to carry out the N266.5 million fraud.

    It was gathered  that Abiodun pleaded guilty to an amendment 13-count bordering on obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission re-arraigned him on Thursday.

    Delivering judgment, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, sentenced Abiodun without an option of a fine, following his guilty plea.

    “The defendant portrayed himself to be an Army General who forged the signature of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo and current President Muhammadu Buhari in defrauding and obtaining by false pretenses to the victim.

    “He so perfected the scam by the level of his education, that one wonders whether such an individual should be allowed to walk scot-free. It is so sad that people like this have given our dear country a bad name.

    “I hereby sentence you Bolarinwa Abiodun to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine.

    “The convict should pay N20 million to the victim and his First Bank Account with number 3050622693 used in carrying out the fraud be closed.

    “He is to also forfeit building at No. 1 Joke Ayo St., Alagbado.

    “His four vehicles, Black Range Rover, Black BMW car, Black Toyota Land Cruiser, and White Toyota Hilux with reg no Lagos KTU 985 ET which were recovered from him be forfeited,” the judge said.

    The EFCC counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, submitted that he forged the signature of Obasanjo and the signature of Buhari in defrauding his victim of N266.5 million.

    The prosecution counsel  submitted that the defendant forged a letter of appointment as Chief Of Army Staff, dated May 20, 2020, and purportedly said the document emanated from the Presidency.

    He also said that the defendant forged a Nigerian Army Identity Card with serial number 387140.

    The defendant was also said to have been in possession of a forged certificate of confirmation, dated Nov. 7, 2018, purporting same to have emanated from the Nigerian Army Headquarters.

    The prosecution said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 1(3) and 6 of Advanced Fee Fraud and other Related Offenses, 2006 and 363 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.