Herbalist, 2 others Arrested Over N18m Theft

A 48- year-old herbalist, Adebayo
Adelaja, and two others, were yesterday
arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate
Court, for allegedly obtaining the sum of
N18 million.
The other defendants are Taiwo
Sobowale, 38, a driver and Animashun
Anibaba 43. They were arraigned before
Magistrate
Eniola Fabamwo.
The defendants reside at 268 Adeboye
road Akinoji IjebU Igbo, in Ogun state; 13
Bogige Oke Ife Street Ijebu Igbo in Ogun
state and 21 Adegbenro street Alapere
respectively.
The trio are facing a four count charge
bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by
false pretence and threat to life,
preferred against them by the police.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Benson
Emuerhi, told the court that the
defendants and others who are still at
large, conspired to commit the alleged
offence.
He said that the incident happened
sometime in November, 2013, at about
4pm, at 21 Adegbenro Street Alapere in
Ketu
area of Lagos state.
Emuerhi, said that the defendants
fraudulently obtained the said sum, from
one Rasaq Hassan, under the pretence
of
helping him to change the money from
Naira to US Dollars.
The prosecutor also alleged that after
the defendants had stolen the said sum,
they also threatened to kill the
complainant.
According to the prosecutor, the offence
committed contravened section 312 (1)
(a) (3) and punishable under section 285
(1)
and section 56.
The defendants, pleaded not guilty to
the charges against them, when it was
read to
them.
However Magistrate Fabamwo, granted
the defendants bail, in the sum of
500,000 each with two responsible
sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the matter to May, 12,
2014, for mention.