EFCC Arraigns 77yr Old Woman & 2 Others For N65m Land Scam [See Photo]

The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on
Wednesday November 26,
arraigned a 77- year- old
woman, Alhaja Mulikat
Shonekan and two others:
Martins Ogiogwa, 40 and
Mujekanm Petroleum Nigeria
Company Limited, before
Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of
Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on
a 5-count – charge bordering
on conspiracy to obtain money
under false pretence and
issuance of dud cheque.
They pleaded not guilty to the
charges when they were read
to them.
Counsel to 1st and 3rd accused
persons, Bamidele Ogundele,
tabled an application for bail,
asking the court to grant them
bail on the grounds of old age
and heath condition;
emphasizing that the
septuagenarian would not jump
bail.
Also, second defendant, Austine
Akpomreta, presented his bail
application, and prayed the
court to grant his request.
While opposing the bail
applications, the prosecuting
counsel, Anslem Ozioko asked
for a trial date.
Justice Ipaye however granted
bail to 1st and 2nd defendants
in the sum of N5m (five million
naira) and N10m (ten million
naira) respectively, with two
sureties each in like sum.
According to the judge, one of
the sureties for both must be a
blood relation of the accused
persons who must show
evidence of 3 year tax
payment.
The matter was adjourned to
3rd and 4th February, 2015 for
trial.
One of the count reads:
“Alhaja Mulika Shonekan,
Martins Ogiogwa and
Mujekanm Petroleum Nigeria
Company Limited sometime in
September, 2008 at Lagos
within the Ikeja Judicial
Division with intent to defraud,
obtained the sum of
N65,000,000.00 (Sixty Five
Million Naira only) from Kuta
Stones Limited by falsely
representing to Mr. Danladi
Verheijen, the Director of Kuta
Stones Limited, that the said
sum of money represented the
cost of 90 acres of land
situated, being and located at
Kemta Ososun village, Odeda
Local Government Area of
Abeokuta in Ogun State of
Nigeria which pretence you knew to be false” .