Court Send Couple To Prison For Allegedly Impersonating Tinubu, N85m Fraud,
A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere yesterday remanded a couple, Abioye Junaid and Fausat Junaid in prison custody for allegedly impersonating the All Progressive Congress (APC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his daughter, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo.
The couple, who were arraigned before Magistrate Mrs A. O Sholadoye by the police, were also accused of defrauding two persons, Ambali Abiodun and Otuniyi Adeniyi of the sum of N85million.
They were alleged to have obtain the money under the false pretence of making their victims commissioner in Lagos state and the Vice President of Nigeria while impersonating Tinubu and his daughter, the Iyaloja general of Lagos.
The two defendants are facing an eight count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money through false pretence, stealing and impersonation.
The prosecuting police officer, DSP Charles Odii, told the Court that the couple and others still at large conspired to commit the alleged offences sometime in October 2014.
Odii also told the court that the incident took place at the residence of the couple at 7 Ayeola Street Oke Balogun in Epe area of Lagos state.
He also claimed that the couple who are a security guard with Eco Electricity company at Songotedo Epe and a Civil servant with the Epe Local Government respectively, obtained the sum of N15million from one Ambali Abiodun, under the false pretence that they were going to make him a commissioner in the state.
He also alleged that the duo between September 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015 at the above address, did obtained the sum of N70million, from one Otuniyi Adeniyi with the pretence that they were going to make him the Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a representation they knew was false.
The Prosecutor further stated that the defendants stole the money from their victims after falsely representing themselves as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and as Chief Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo the Iyaloja general of Nigeria, a representation they knew was false.
According to the prosecutor the offences is punishable under sections 409, 312 (2), 285 (5) (a) and 378 of the criminal law of Lagos state 2011.
They both pleaded not guilty to the charge.
A develooment that made their lawyer, Emmanuel Bayen to urged the court to grant them bail in the most liberal term.
However Magistrate Sholadoye granted them bail in the sum of N2 million each with two responsible sureties each in like sum.
According to the Magistrate, one of the sureties must be on grade level 16 or above in the Lagos state civil service and the other a landed property owner whose certificate of title must be verified at the Lagos state land registry.
The court also ordered that the defendants should be remanded in Prison pending when they are able to perfect their bail conditions.
The case has been adjourned to August 26, for mention.
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