Businessman allegedly swindles lover’s friends, lands in dock

<p>A 47-year-old man, Taiwo Oluyemi, was on Friday arraigned in an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N410,000 from two females to process travel documents for them.</p>, <p>Oluyemi is charged with obtaining under false pretence and stealing, he, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.</p>, <p>The prosecutor, Insp Sunday Bassey, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on May 11, at Oluwapo Street, Alapere, Lagos.</p>, <p>Bassey said the defendant obtained the sum of N40,000 from one Seun Giwa, a complainant, under the false pretence of assisting her get police clearance to enable her to travel out of the country.</p>, <p>He said the defendant also obtained the sum of N370,000 from another complainant, Juliet Onakhinor, under false pretence of assisting her to get a U.S Visa and other travelling documents.</p>, <p>Bassey said the defendant had, before then, been making marriage advances at one Folashade Owoeye, a friend to the two complainants, who then introduced them to him for assistance.</p>, <p>“The defendant had told Folashade that he would take her abroad and he needed someone that could sew clothes and make hair that he could take abroad for business.</p>, <p>“That was how the complainants were introduced to the defendant by their friend, unknown to them that he was a pretender who was out to defraud them,” the prosecutor said.</p>, <p>The offences, he said, are punishable under Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.</p>, <p>The Magistrate, Mrs M.O Tanimola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum.</p>, <p>She adjourned the matter till Aug. 12, for further hearing, NAN reports.</p>