36-year old Prophet Michael Wanami, a
shepherd in charge of Celestial Church of
Christ, C.C.C., Ajose 1 Parish, of 92, Ajose
Street, Ikorodu, Lagos, and his accomplice,
31-yrs-old Michael Diepreye, have been
arraigned before Magistrates’ Court 2,
Ikorodu on a four-count charge of fraud,
obtaining money under false pretence, stealing
and impersonating.
According to the charge filed by police
prosecutor, Insp. Fola Takunbe, the duo and
others now at large, were said to have between
January and May 2011 in Ikorodu magisterial
district conspired to commit felony to wit,
obtaining money under false pretence and
stealing...
The duped a lawyer, Mrs. Mary Adepeju
Omotayo, by obtaining the sum of N3.5 million
from her for a landed property in Lagos State,
southwest Nigeria.
They were accused of obtaining N3.5 million
from Mrs. Omotayo with the pretence that
they were in position to sell and deliver a
property situated at Bakare Estate Lekki
Lagos to her, a representation which they knew
to be false.
The last count also has it that the prophet and
Diepreye in the magisterial district, not
members of Okolosi family but with intent
that they may be taken to be, did falsely
represent themselves as Michael Okolosi and
Gift Okolosi, a representation they knew to be
false.
The two accused persons pleaded not guilty
when the charge was read to them and the
magistrate Mr. B.A. Sonuga granted them bail
in the sum of N1million each with two sureties
in like sum.
The magistrate ordered that one of the
sureties must be a blood relation and the
second surety must be a civil servant on level
12 and above from any of the ministries in
Lagos State, and must also have landed
property within Ikorodu, Lagos State.
According to PM News, the case was
adjourned till 6 June, 2013 while the accused
persons were moved to Kirikiri Maximum
Prison in Lagos.
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