Former Lagos Deputy Gov. Aderoju Ojikutu
The police have dropped the N130 million fraud charges it instituted
against a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu,
before a Federal High Court, Lagos.
Justice Mohammed Yunusa, in a short ruling, struck out the charges on
Wednesday upon an application by the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Effiong
Asuquo, for the withdrawal of the charges against Ojikutu.
The police gave no reason for withdrawing the charges.
However, the arraignment of the woman had been stalled twice in
February due to her moves to settle with the complainant, who was said
to be the victim of the alleged fraud.
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The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police had charged her with three counts of conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
Ojikutu was alleged to have in September 2011 conspired with one
Sampson Ojikutu, who was said to be at large, to fraudulently obtain the
sum of N130m from one Cajetan Okekearu.
It was alleged that the money was obtained under the pretence that
they possessed a plot of land to sell at Lekki Phase 1, Victoria Island
Lagos.
The complainant was said to have later discovered that their claim of
ownership was false, since there was an already existing title to the
land.
The offences were said to contravene the provisions of sections 1(a)
(iii), and 8 (a) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related
Offences Act, Cap. A6, Laws of the Federation, 2004.
She was also said to have contravened the provisions of section
390(9) of the Criminal Code Act, Cap. C38, Vol. 10, Laws of the
Federation, 2010.
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