Man arraigned for fleecing victim N26m

A suspected fraudster, Mr Ibraheem Ahmed Kareem and others still at large, have been arraigned for fleecing Sadiku Adeolu Kazeem of N26, 065,000.

Kareem was arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court 3, Igbosere, in the Lagos Magisterial District, for allegedly defrauding Kazeem of N26, 065,000 under the pretense of changing the naira sum to dollar equivalent.

Kareem, 41 and others, still at large, were charged for the offence which they allegedly committed between April 2017 and June 2017 at CMS Bus-stop, beside First Bank Plc, Lagos Island.

According to the charge sheet, the accused and others still at large, between April and June 2017, conspired among themselves to commit a felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretense.

The charge sheet further states that the offence committed are punishable under section 411 of the Criminal Lagos State, 2015.

Count two states that Ibraheem and others still at large, had on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district, with an intent to defraud, had fraudulently obtained the sum of N26, 065, 000 from Kazeem on the pretense that he will change the above naira sum to dollar equivalent.

It adds that, the offense committed is punishable under section 314 (1) (a) (b) of the criminal law of Lagos State 2015.

Count three of the charge sheet also states that Kareem and others still at large, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district stole the sum of N26, 065, 000, property of Kazeem.

The Magistrate, Mrs, A.O Komolafe granted Kareem bail in the sum of N10, 000,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum. She then adjourned the case till November 24, 2017 for hearing.