How Medical Doctor Was Swindled Of N2.8m Over Marriage Plans For His Auxiliary Nurse, 23

MICHAEL AKINOLA 

A renowned Medical Doctor and CEO of Banke Hospital in Ayobo, Lagos, Dr Farajimakin Olugbenga, has been swindled to the tune of N2.8m by the father of his auxiliary nurse, Mariam Adamu, 23, in order to convince her to get married to him but it failed woefully.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the nurse, Mariam, realized that Dr Olugbenga had enticed her father with money and she absconded. She went to further her education and later informed both her father and Dr Olugbenga that she was not interested in the marriage plans because Olugbenga had a wife, who is abroad with his children.

Her action was said to have angered Dr Olugbenga and he went to Mariam’s father, Adamu Yau Zakari, alleged that he had conspired to defraud him and demanded for the refund of all the money he gave him to convince his daughter, Mariam.

However,  Zakari informed Olugbenga that he tried all he could to convince his daughter, Mariam, to get married to him but it did not work. He reminded him that all  the money he gave to him were used to woe her before Mariam  disappointed both of them and absconded without even informing him.

The matter was reported to the Police at Ipaja Division and Zakari was alleged to have obtained the money in question under the false pretence of getting his daughter, Maria, which was false.

Mariam’s father, Zakaria, was arrested and detained at the station for interrogation over his alleged conduct. And after the interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.

The charges read:

COUNT I: “That you, Adamu Yau Zakari and others at large on the 12th day of September, 2024 at about 1430hrs at 11, Winner co-operative, Ishefun Ayobo Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, conducted yourself in a manner likely to cause breach of the peace by collecting the sum of N2,800,000.00 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 168 (d) of the Criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2015.”

COUNT II: “That you, Adamu Yau Zakari and others at large on the 12th day of September, 1430hrs at 11, Winner co- operative, Ishefun Ayobo Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire together to commit felony and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 411 of the Criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2015.”

COUNT III: “That you, Adamu Yau Zakari and others of large 11, Winner co-operative, Ishefun Ayobo Lagos, Ishefun Ayobo Lagos, did unlawfully obtain the sum of N2,800,000.00 (Two Million, Eight Hundred Naira only) from one Dr. Farajimakin Olugbenga ‘M’ under the pretense to marry daughter one Mariam Adamu and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 314 of the Criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2015.”

COUNT IV: “That you, Adamu Yau Zakari  and others at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal the sum of N2,800,000.00 (Two Million, Eight Hundred Naira only) property of Dr. Farajimakin Olugbenga and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 406 (2) of the Criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria, 2015.”

However, he pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor,  Inspector Simeon Njue, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mr. T.A. Popoola, granted Zakaria bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.

The matter was adjourned till 20th February, 2025, for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions.