2 men docked for alleged N18m land fraud

Two men –  Ademuyiwa Awonuga and Mustapha Opeyemi  – were on Thursday docked in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged N18 million land fraud. The defendants, who had no fixed address, were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on fraud, stealing and breach of peace. They, however, pleaded not guilty to all […]

Two men –  Ademuyiwa Awonuga and Mustapha Opeyemi  – were on Thursday docked in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged N18 million land fraud.

The defendants, who had no fixed address, were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on fraud, stealing and breach of peace.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts.

The prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Oct. 9, 2023, at  10.30 a.m. at Samo-Anavieko, Badagry.

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Ekpo said that the defendants  conspired to obtain the sum under false pretences.

“The defendants collected the sum of N18 million from Samuel Shodeinde, the complainant, on the pretext of buying for him two plots of land which they never bought.” NAN