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Four Fraudsters Arrested for Trying to Defraud Dangote Group in Lagos
Posted by Samuel on Wed 28th Oct, 2015 - tori.ngFour fraudsters have met their waterloo when they tried to defraud the Dangote group of companies.
Four suspected fraudsters have been arraigned before a Lagos magistrates’ court over alleged attempt to defraud the management of Dangote Cement company of the sum of N16m with forged signatures and fund transfer documents.
The accused persons were identified as Winifred Ilodiba, 54, Onyeka Onwugamba Gabriel, 39, Emmanuel Madubuike, 40 and Nonso Oguadili Achuonu, 33.
According to the police, the accused persons were arrested by the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikoyi division, CSP Uche Anya, following a complaint by the management of Dangote Cement Company that the accused persons forged their signatures and documents in an attempt to steal the company’s N16m.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Phillip Osijale, informed the court in charge No. J/32/2015 that the accused persons committed the offence between 1 June and 10 August, 2015 at Zenith Bank Plc, Falomo branch, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Osijale told the court that nemesis caught up with the accused persons when they submitted the forged fund transfer document bearing Willycil Ventures Limited and signatures purported to have originated from Dangote Cement Company to the officer at First Monument Bank Plc to attempt to steal the sum of N16m from the account of Dangote Cement Company domiciled in the bank.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime in the open court and magistrate Mr. O. M. Owunmi admitted them to bail in the sum of N1m each with two sureties each in like sum.
Owunmi adjurned the case to 30 November, 2015 for mention, while all the defendants were taken to Ikoyi prison, Lagos pending when they will fulfill their bail conditions
The accused persons were identified as Winifred Ilodiba, 54, Onyeka Onwugamba Gabriel, 39, Emmanuel Madubuike, 40 and Nonso Oguadili Achuonu, 33.
According to the police, the accused persons were arrested by the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikoyi division, CSP Uche Anya, following a complaint by the management of Dangote Cement Company that the accused persons forged their signatures and documents in an attempt to steal the company’s N16m.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Phillip Osijale, informed the court in charge No. J/32/2015 that the accused persons committed the offence between 1 June and 10 August, 2015 at Zenith Bank Plc, Falomo branch, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Osijale told the court that nemesis caught up with the accused persons when they submitted the forged fund transfer document bearing Willycil Ventures Limited and signatures purported to have originated from Dangote Cement Company to the officer at First Monument Bank Plc to attempt to steal the sum of N16m from the account of Dangote Cement Company domiciled in the bank.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime in the open court and magistrate Mr. O. M. Owunmi admitted them to bail in the sum of N1m each with two sureties each in like sum.
Owunmi adjurned the case to 30 November, 2015 for mention, while all the defendants were taken to Ikoyi prison, Lagos pending when they will fulfill their bail conditions
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