A female legal practitioner, Charity Epiwhere, 42, has again been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court 5 on a five-count charge of obtaining money under false pretense, making demands by threat, forgery and conversion of money.
Epiwhere was first docked on 13 March, 2012 in charge No. C/10/2-2012 by the police at the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos State, on a three-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence, forgery and stealing.
The offences are punishable under Sections 312 (1), 285 and 363, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Aigbokhiaebo, admitted her to bail on self recognition.
In the new amended five-count charge, No. C/10A.2012, the police prosecutor S. Molo, told the court that the accused on 14 July 2009 and 23 October, 2011 at Owode Onirin, Lagos, obtained the sum of N3.5 million from the complainant, Alhaji Lateef Sulaimon, to ratify his title to the land transaction between him and Mrs. Abimbola Alaba.
She was alleged to have threatened the life of Sulaimon, threatened to pull down his building, forged a Deed of Assignment in favour of the complainant, forged the signature of Mohammed Majib Olatunji Anthony Elias on a false Deed of Assignment purported to be in favour of the complainant, knowing full well that the signature was forged.
The defendant again pleaded not guilty to the charges and the presiding magistrate, Mrs. Aigbokhiaebo, granted her bail on self recognition. She adjourned the matter till 9 May, 2012 for trial.
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