Operatives of the Interpol Section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria have arrested a businessman, Anthony Osaigbokan Success and dragged him before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining the sum of N10m from a complainant, Fasaye Musibau Eniayewu under false pretence.
Police alleged that the Success collected the money from the complainant with promise of using it to procure a Canadian visa for him, but that he failed to procure the visa for the complainant and instead converted the money to his use and took flight.
Police said that following the development, the complainant petitioned the police who swung into action and arrested him through intelligence gathering and tracking.
After investigation by Supol Gbenga Ogunleye and team, the Success was charged before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court at the Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Island on a three count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.
Police counsel, Morufu Animashaun informed the court in the charge marked B/59/2024 that the defendant committed the offence in October 2021 at 2, Shonibare street, Ojodu-Berger, Lagos.
Animashaun told the the court that the Success tricked the complainant and collected the money from him to procure Canadian visa for him, but that the defendant failed to procure the visa for the complainant and instead converted the money to his use.
He said the offences, the defendant committed were punishable under sections 314, 287 and 365 of the criminal law G, 17, Volume 3, Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Success pleaded not guilty to the charges and chief magistrate, B. A. Sonuga granted him N1m bail with two sureties in like sum.
Sonuga adjourned the case till 5 November, 2024 for mention and ordered that he be detained at the Ikoyi correctional facility till he perfected the bail condition.
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