EFCC Arraigns Two over N52m Fraud

One of the counts reads: "That you, Harry Uyanwanne, Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a. Kristein Uyanwanne ) and Temple International Church, sometime in March 2016 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted for your own use the sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten million Naira), property of the late Mrs. Odemuyiwa Janet Adeola, thereby committed stealing, an offence contrary to Sections 278 and 285 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria No. 11, 2011).ÔÇØ

Uyanwanne and Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne ) and Temple International Church, sometime in March 2016 in Lagos, by false intent and with intent to defraud allegedly sold the property known as Plot 32, Block 9, Magodo Residential Scheme 1, Ikeja Local Government to one Mr. Kingsley Atere for the sum of N42,000,000.00 (Forty-two Million Naira) on the false presentation that he was authorized to sell the property by the bonafide owner, the late Mrs. Odemuyiwa Janet Adeola , thereby committed Obtaining By False Presence, an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) and (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.

In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, S. O. Daji, asked the court for a trial date and also prayed that the defendants be remanded in the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS.

Justice Mojisola Dada, adjourned the case to May 5, 6 and 7, 2020 for commencement of trial and remanded the defendants in the Nigerian Correctional Facility, NCF, Kirikiri.