Saturday, September 21, 2024 A 51-year-old building contractor based in Epe, Lagos, Osamuyime Osula, has been remanded in custody for allegedly defrauding two women of N182 million.
Osula was arrested by officers from the Zone
2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force following a petition filed by the
victims, Onuoha Denzel Kelechi and Enoredia Oronsaye.
According to police reports, Osula
collected the substantial sum from the women under the pretense of constructing
a high-standard house for them in the Epe area. However, the contractor
allegedly delivered a substandard building that did not justify the amount
paid.
Upon receiving the petition, the Assistant
Inspector General of Police (AIG) for Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, ordered the
immediate arrest of Osula.
After thorough investigations led by
Inspector Charles Abikoje, the contractor was charged with multiple offences,
including obtaining money by false pretences, fraud, and conduct likely to
cause a breach of peace.
During the arraignment at the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court,
sitting at the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos Island, Police Prosecutor
Stephen Molo informed the court that the offences were committed between 2022
and 2024 in the Mojoda area of Epe.
The prosecution further alleged that Osula
deceived the complainants into believing he would construct a house befitting
the N182 million payment, but he delivered substandard work.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the
four-count charge, which includes violations of sections 314(a), 232, 287, and
168(d) of the Lagos State Criminal Law of 2015.
Chief Magistrate B.A. Sonuga granted Osula
bail in the sum of N20 million, with two sureties in like amount.
The court adjourned the case and ordered
that Osula be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Facility until he fulfills the
bail conditions.
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