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Allegedly parading themselves as suppliers of iron scrap barges and swindling a trader, Martins Anagor, of N8.5m, two friends have been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
The duo of Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu were arraigned on three counts of obtaining under false pretences and stealing.
It was gathered that the two friends approached Anagor under the pretext that they could supply him iron scrap worth N18m.
It was learnt that the duo succeeded in collecting N8.5m from the trader but refused to supply the said scraps.
Anagor said a post-dated cheque of N6.5m was issued to him for a refund, which was dishonoured on presentation at the bank, adding that subsequent attempts at retrieving his money from the suspects resulted in threats to his life.
He stated, “The two of them came to meet me under the pretext that I should provide about N18m to run an iron scrap business. After the completion of the business, they refused to pay back the actual money I invested in the business, which was about N8.5m. They both collected the money and ran away and all efforts made to trace them proved abortive.
“They extended their criminal act by issuing me a post-dated cheque and when I presented the cheque at the bank, the cheque was returned. I called to notify them and I started receiving series of threat messages from both Odunze and Anyanwu.”
The police prosecutor, Michael Unah, said the offences contravened sections 411, 314 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The charges read in part, “That you, Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu, sometime in the month of October 2017 at Ogba, Lagos, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; stealing.
“That you, Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu, on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned magisterial district, did steal by unlawfully converting the sum of N8.5m meant for the supply of iron scraps, property of one Martins Anagor.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The presiding magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, granted the suspects bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Fashola said the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified by the court.
He added that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case till February 25, 2019.
The duo of Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu were arraigned on three counts of obtaining under false pretences and stealing.
It was gathered that the two friends approached Anagor under the pretext that they could supply him iron scrap worth N18m.
It was learnt that the duo succeeded in collecting N8.5m from the trader but refused to supply the said scraps.
Anagor said a post-dated cheque of N6.5m was issued to him for a refund, which was dishonoured on presentation at the bank, adding that subsequent attempts at retrieving his money from the suspects resulted in threats to his life.
He stated, “The two of them came to meet me under the pretext that I should provide about N18m to run an iron scrap business. After the completion of the business, they refused to pay back the actual money I invested in the business, which was about N8.5m. They both collected the money and ran away and all efforts made to trace them proved abortive.
“They extended their criminal act by issuing me a post-dated cheque and when I presented the cheque at the bank, the cheque was returned. I called to notify them and I started receiving series of threat messages from both Odunze and Anyanwu.”
The police prosecutor, Michael Unah, said the offences contravened sections 411, 314 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The charges read in part, “That you, Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu, sometime in the month of October 2017 at Ogba, Lagos, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; stealing.
“That you, Emmanuel Odunze and Clement Anyanwu, on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned magisterial district, did steal by unlawfully converting the sum of N8.5m meant for the supply of iron scraps, property of one Martins Anagor.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The presiding magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, granted the suspects bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Fashola said the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified by the court.
He added that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case till February 25, 2019.
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