Ex-deputy gov declared wanted over N130m fraud
… Our case, by Ojikutu family
By CHIOMA IGBOKWE
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos has declared a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, 67, wanted for allegedly defrauding her victim of N130 million. She was said to have jumped bail and sneaked into the United States (U.S.) when she could not refund the said amount.
According to police source, the unit acted upon a petition which alleged that in September, 2011, Ojikutu, and her son, Samson, conspired and sold a parcel of land known as Plot 24, Block 4 situated at Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos for N130 million.
“To convince her client, Alhaja Ojikutu was alleged to have procured an affidavit of support to back her claim, a police crime extract and a publication in a newspaper edition of October 18, 2011 as evidence to show that she lost the original documents of title to the land. The petitioner believed her because of her personality as the former deputy governor of Lagos State. Convinced, the petitioner paid the said amount into the Union Bank account of Alhaja Ojikutu.”
Trouble started when the buyer commenced development on the land and was on the verge of completion when the real owner of the land surfaced. “It was discovered that the land Alhaja Ojikutu sold does not belong to her or her family anymore. According to investigation, the said land which originally belongs to her husband, the late Samson Adebisi Ojikutu, who died in 2008, was sold in 1995. Investigation also revealed that Alhaja Ojikutu was physically present as a witness and also appended her signature before the land was sold.
“Alhaja Ojikutu perpetrated the crime by alleging that the original Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the property was missing and swore to an affidavit which enabled her to obtain a police report and a Memorandum of Loss. She also allegedly put up an advert in newspapers that the original C of O was lost, whereas the original C of O was with the Hallmark Homes, the buyer of the property,” the source said.
Confirming the story, the Commissioner of Police, SFU, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, said that her son, Samson Adebisi Ojikutu Jnr, who is currently in USA, was also allegedly indicted in the fraudulent transaction. “Both were parties to the sale of the land and both signed the agreement given to the complainant and obtained N130 million from him. Shortly after her arrest, Alhaja Ojikutu allegedly confessed that it was a genuine mistake of plot identification. She refunded N50 million to the complainant and promised to refund the balance as soon as she disposed her two properties she put up for sale. She also gave an undertaking and payment plan which was drawn from September, 2012 and was to terminate by November 2012, but was alleged to have defaulted.
“It appears that she is not willing to abide by the terms of repayment. She allegedly jumped police bail and had been elusive. Frantic efforts have been made to re-arrest her which proved abortive. Anybody with useful information regarding her where about should report to SFU located at 13 Milverton Road, Ikoyi.”
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/ex-deputy-gov-declared-wanted-over-n130m-fraud/
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