Nigeria Police,
Lagos Command, have arraigned a project manager, Olayinka Olafimihan, before a
Tinubu magistrate’s court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N199
million from a
company.
The suspect was accused
of forging documents to steal cash, building materials and equipment valued at
N199,074,880.15 belonging to Twins Wild Passion.
Olafimihan allegedly
committed the offence between September 2014 and July 2016, while working as
Project Manager of Twin Wild Passion in Lagos.
Police prosecutor,
Goodluck Admoni, said the offence of forgery contravenes Section 361 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Olafimihan is facing
a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, forgery and stealing.
Count three reads:
“That you, Olayinka Olafimihan, and others now at large, on the same date and
place in the Lagos Magisterial District did steal cash, building materials and
equipment valued at N199,074,880.15, property of Twins Wild Passion and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 285(8) of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011.” The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
The magistrate, Mrs
Y. Aje-Afunwa, granted him N10 million bail with two sureties. One of the sureties
must be a land owner in Lagos, while the other must be a community leader.
The sureties must
also present evidence of tax payment. Mrs Aje-Afunwa adjourned the case till
April 5 for trial.
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