By wahab Abdulah
A 50 year-old estate agent, Mr. Ibitoye Samuel has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court on a five-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, forgery, theft and forgery.
According to the charge preferred against him by the police, the defendant on October 1, 2010 at Ishoru Estate, Oke-Afa Isolo in Lagos, allegedly conspired with others now at large to forge a Deed of Assignment purported to be the original of a land belonging to one Alhaja Saidat Babatunde. He was also alleged to have dishonestly obtained N2.5million from one Monday Ojeaburu for the sale of land belonging to Babatunde.
When the charge was read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty. However, the trial magistrate granted him bail in the sum of N1million with two responsible sureties.
The defendant was also accused of uttering a survey plan with No. AT/LA/2026 registered with the Lagos State government on a property at Isheri OSun Road in Oke-Afa, which also belongs to Babatunde.
Trial in the matter has been fixed for December 4, 2012.
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Estate agent arraigned for forgery, fraud