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Bamidele, who resides at No. 12, Efon Alaye Str. Ijaiye Ojokoro, Lagos, is facing a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and impersonation before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the accused committed the offences on June 25, 2011, at No. 64, Clem Road, Ijaiye, Lagos.

He said that the accused conspired with another at large and forged Yusuf’s signature and used his company’s forged letter-headed paper to secure the project.

“In 2010, one Mrs Lasisi called Yusuf to develop a building for her but due to lack of funds he could not take the contract.

“The accused then went to Lasisi in 2011 to secure the project without the complainant’s knowledge, using his company’s name- Muraine Projects.

“Bamidele prepared an agreement, wrote the complainant’s name on it and forged his signature without his consent.

“Unfortunately for the accused, the acceptance letter was sent to the complainant by Lasisi’s lawyer.

“Yusuf reported the matter to the police who traced the forged documents to the accused,’’ he said.

Donny said the offences contravened Sections 318,363,364,380 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 363 provides a three -year jail term for offenders.

The Senior Magistrate, Mr. J.A. Adegun, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000, with two sureties in like sum.

He adjourned the case to March 9 for trial.

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The accused are: Akinlaja Olayinka, 44, civil servant; Akinlaja Anuola, 25 aluminum bender; Akinlaja Solomon 28, and Akinlaja Abiodun, 26, an applicant.
They are being tried for conspiracy, house breaking, stealing, damage and assault.

The prosecutor, Insp. Racheal Williams, told the court that the offences were committed on Jan. 4 at No. 27, Unity Road, Mercury Estate, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos.

Williams said that the accused persons broke into one Innocent Chukwuma’s apartment and carted away gas cooker, Plasma T.V., laptop, deep freezer, generator and pressing iron.

“Other items stolen are: Air conditioner, rug, Mouka foam, DSTV decoder set and N100, 000 cash; the total valued was N392, 000.

“They beat up one Emmanuel Osakwe that questioned them when they were packing those goods, “ she said.

Williams also added that the accused damaged the padlock on the gate.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 166 (d), 171, 285, 307, 337 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Magistrate, Mrs C.Y. Balogun, granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N50, 000 each, with one surety in like sum.

She adjourned the case till Feb. 4 for mention. (NAN)

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Justice Saliu Saidu also granted leave to Diamond Bank to foreclose and sell Luxury Collection Hotels and Apartments, formerly Le Meridian Grand Tower, located at 31-35, Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos, belonging to Odogwu.

The plaintiff (Diamond Bank Plc) had in a suit filed before the court by its lawyer, Oluwakemi Balogun (SAN), urged the court to compel Odogwu and his companies to pay N26,229,943,035.22, they obtained from the bank to construct a the hotel in Lagos.

Also joined as co-defendants in the debt recovery suit are Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the Registrar of Title, Federal Land Registry, and Leadway Trustees Limited, as fourth, fifth and sixth defendants respectively.

The plaintiff in an affidavit in support of the suit sworn to by Fanen Shambe, the bank’s Relationship Manager, averred that sometime in 2007, SIO Properties Limited, and Odogwu, on behalf of Robert Dyson & Diket Limited company, approached the bank and required huge finance to be applied and disbursed as at when due for their project called ‘Luxury Collection Hotels and Apartments,’ formerly Le Meridian Grand Tower, to be constructed at 31-35, Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos, in the name of SOI Properties Limited of which Odogwu is the chairman and beneficial majority owner.

The deponent also averred that Odogwu agreed through the SIO Properties Limited to execute third party legal mortgage in favour of Diamond Bank Plc over the said property as a security for the facility availed them by the bank and that SIO Properties Limited, by a letter and a board resolution affirmed the said covenant to the bank.

Shambe averred further that it was upon a duly executed agreement that the bank granted the Odogwu and the two companies the loan in form of a bridge finance to the said N26, 229,943,035.22.

He added that he believed that the defendants are insolvent, otherwise bankrupt and unable to meet their financial obligation.

Justice Seidu, who had earlier ordered 19 commercial banks in Nigeria not to allow Odogwu and his companies to withdraw funds from their accounts, in his judgment, held that the defendants admitted indebtedness and has not shown the court how the indebtedness would be liquidated.

The court therefore restrained the third defendant from disposing, selling or alienating any of his personal assets, money, shares, stocks and other negotiable instrument until the judgment sum is fully liquidated.

The court also ordered the CAC and the Registrar of Title, Federal Land Registry to decline or expunge and delete the registration of any security interest, charge, caveat and any other instruments creating a change or an interest in favour of any other person or persons other than the plaintiff in relation to the said property and in relation to any registrable assets of the first defendant with the fourth defendant any assets already charged under the extant Trust Deed.

The judge also ordered Leadway Trustees Limited to surrender all the title documents in its custody in relation to the property and other documentation connected and pertaining to the extant transaction of which the plaintiff is a beneficiary to the bank.

The bank had in its originating summons urged the court to enter judgment in the sum jointly or severely against the first to third defendants, being the outstanding sum as at September 30, 2014, advanced by the bank to the defendants.

The bank also asked the court for an order granting leave to it to foreclose and sell the said property situated at 31-35 Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos State and an order directing judicial sale and granting leave to sell the said property being the security for the sum of N26, 229, 934, 035.22.

The bank wanted the court to also direct Leadway Trustees Limited to surrender all title documents in its custody in relation to the said property.

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The accused, 29, of No. 7, Jimoh Balogun St., Ketu, a Lagos suburb, is charged with breaking into a house, unlawful entering and theft.

The Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule Amzat, who gave the ruling, also granted the accused one reliable surety in like sum.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Ihiehie Lucky told the court that the complainant (Obasi), the accused’s elder brother, had on Oct. 20 reported the incident at Ketu Police Station.

According to him, the accused broke into his brother’s room and stole some property.

The stolen property included a flat screen tv set valued at N100, 000, a Z10 Blackberry phone valued at N50, 000 and two pairs of native dresses valued at N6, 000.

According to him, others are a pair of slippers valued at N1, 500 and a tiger generator worth N15, 000, all totaling N172, 500.

Ihiehie said the offences were committed sometime in July.

“The complainant is the elder brother of the accused and they live in the same family house before the accused broke into his room to steal.

“In the complainants’ statement to the police, he said the accused had constituted nuisance in the family and had also threatened to kill them.

“Whenever the accused is cautioned, he would be disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.

“He has refused to add value to himself and the family; he extorts from the family and makes unnecessary demands from them,’’ he said.

The magistrate adjourned the case to Oct 27 for hearing.(NAN)

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The accused, who resides at No. 24, Cinema Street, Ajara Dokoh, was also charged for damaging the motorcycle belonging to the complainant.

He was arraigned on a two-count charge of assault and malicious damage.

The prosecutor, Innocent Uko, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 24 at about 3 p.m. at No. 36, Adarikoh St., Sango, Ile-Dudu in Badagry.

Uko, an inspector, noted that the accused assaulted the complainant after an argument over a transport fare.

“The accused and the complainant who happens to be a motorcycle rider started arguing about the amount to be paid when they got to the destination of the accused.

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“Within a twinkle of an eye, the accused started beating the complainant by throwing blows to his head.

“As if that was not enough, he carried a stone and destroyed the head lamp, traffic indicator and protector guides of the motorcycle.

“All that was destroyed on the motorcycle are valued at N4,000,” he said.

Uko noted that the offences contravened the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The counsel to the accused, Yomi Alabi, pleaded with the court to grant him bail on liberal terms.

In his ruling, the Magistrate, Abiodun Etti, granted the accused bail in the sum of N10,000 and a surety, who must provide evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

Further hearing in the case has been fixed for August 28.

– NAN

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