The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, has arraigned two property developers, Msheilia Julius Silas and Sabo Mohamed Jimeta, who allegedly swindled a Nigerian businessman, Abubakar Baba Zango to the tune of N800 million before a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Also arraigned alongside the two defendants
was a limited liability company, Jitau Investment Limited, alleged to have been
used to perpetrate the fraud.
When the charge was read to them, they
pleaded not guilty, consequently, a senior police legal officer, Emmanuel
Jackson, leading another police Lawyer, Justice Enang, urged the court to
remand them in correctional centres, while trial a day should be fixed.
However, the defence counsel, Chief Joe Kyari
Gadzama, leading Oluniyi Adediji and four other lawyers, urged the court to
admit the defendants to bail, but the Police prosecutor, Jackson vehemently
opposed the bail application.
After listening to the argument of the two
parties, Gadzama for the defendants and Jackson for the prosecution, the
presiding Judge, Nicholas Oweibo, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of
N500 million with one surety in like sum.
The surety must be a property owner within
the jurisdiction of the court.
The defendants were ordered to be remanded in
police custody until they fulfilled their bail conditions.
Thereafter, Justice Oweibo adjourned till the
21st of June, 2023 when the trial of the defendants will commence.
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