Police arraign four over attempt to defraud

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The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned four persons before a magistrates’ court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, over an alleged attempt to defraud famous singer, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage.

The suspects, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon and Michael Rodolphe, had threatened the life of the Afrobeat singer and actress while they also made attempts to defraud her.

Idowu Oshubure, prosecutor for Force Criminal Investigation Department, Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on or before April 13, 2023.

The suspects were faced with three counts of conspiracy, intent to defraud and threat to life.

While presenting his case before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, Oshunbure said the offences contravened and are punishable under Sections 411 and 388 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State and Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.

The charge read in part, “That you, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, Michael Rodolphe, and others at large on or before April 13, 2023, in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of Lagos, in this honourable court, with intent to commit the offence, fraudulently conspired among yourselves to conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, to the annoyance of one Tiwa Savage and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

“That you, on the aforementioned date within the same court jurisdiction, with intent to defraud, did fraudulently sent messages to one Tiwa Savage through phone no 09061665942 which caused her reasonable apprehension of threat to her life, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.”

However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges while the counsel prayed to the court to grant the defendant bail.

Magistrate Olatunbosun after going through their separate case file and the consent of the prosecutor granted them bail in the sum of N300,000 with one responsible surety each in like sum while he adjourned the case to May 31, 2013, for mention.

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