The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 30-year-old man, Samson Izuma, who allegedly defrauded two ladies in the guise of doubling money for them.
Izuma appeared before Magistrate Kemi Doja-Ojo of the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money by pretext.
The prosecutor, Insp. Phillip Ugbodu, said Izuma collected a Nokia handset worth N8, 500, a wristwatch worth N4, 500 and N1, 350 cash from one of the ladies, Miss Ngozi Nzegwu.
Ugbodu said the accused also collected N26, 000 and an Itel handset valued at N5, 500 from the other lady, Miss Margret Ikpe.
He submitted that the accused collected the money from the women under the pretext of buying a chemical to wash their money to doubly it many times over.
Ugbodu said Izuma promised the complainants that he would buy chemicals to ‘wash money’ for them so that they would become rich.
He submitted that the alleged offences contravened sections 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code of Lagos State, and punishable with seven years’ imprisonment.
Izuma, however, pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The court adjourned the case till the Nov. 26 for further hearing.
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