The State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos,
yesterday arraigned a man before a Magistrate Court, who claimed to be the
Oba
of Lagos and using same to perpetrate fraud in the proposed Lekki Airport
Investment project.
The police
told the court that the suspect falsely presented himself to the victim, who is
the complainant, Moriselade Ajoke, as the trustee of the Oba of Lagos, Oba
Akiolu and was alleged to have fraudulently collected N15 million from the
complainant under the pretense of assisting her to procure a slot in the
proposed Lekki Free Airport Investment.
However, at
the hearing yesterday, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. The
presiding magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Ajibade, admitted him to bail in the sum of N2
million with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned the matter till October
16 for trial.
Meanwhile,
the Olusesi royal family of Olugborogan town in Eti-Osa Local Council of Lagos
State has called on the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode, to step into the continuous use of their names for the
purpose of causing destruction in Olugborogan community.
This was
stated in a statement jointly signed by the Head and Secretary of the Olusesi
family, Prince Rotimi Olusesi and Prince Oluwakemi Olusesi. They alleged that
one Fakorede has been “using thugs and policemen to harass the community and
lay claim to land that does not belong to him on the ground that he is close to
the Vice President.”
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