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A 33-year old man, Destiny Otubambo, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly using fake bank alert to swindle a woman, Joseph Abiodun Cecilia, to the tune of N.45m over an undisclosed transaction.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Abule Egba area of Lagos.
The matter was reported to the Police at Oko Oba Division. The Police operatives trailed, eventually arrested and detained the suspect at the station for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
After interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.
The charges read:
COUNT 1: “That you, Destiny Otubambo “M” on the 5/11/2024 at about 1500hrs, at Abule Egba bus-stop, in the Ikeja magisterial district, did commit felony to wit stealing and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 411 of criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT II: “That you ,Destiny Otubambo “M” on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned magisterial district, did forge a fake bank alert receipt of N456,000.00 to one one Joseph Abiodun Cecilia ‘F’ with intent to defraud her and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 361 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
COUNT III: “That you, Destiny Otubambo “M” on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned magisterial district, did fraudulently convert the total sum of N456.000,00, property of one Joseph Abiodun Cecilia ‘F’ and thereby committed an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 280 (B) of criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
However, he pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned.
The prosecutor, Supol Akeem Raji, 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, Mrs. O. Kasanu, granted him bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.
The matter was adjourned 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.
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Sane Destiny Otubambo just defrauded my sister inlaw yesterday. He bought goods worth 167,500 and claimed he could not make transfer to her Opay account. He requested for any other account and that was when my sister inlaw gave him my access account and he claimed to have effected the transfer which i did not receive. I had to go and meet them at the shop, when i got there, i say a very innocent looking goy , he said we should wait a while but after sometimes, i requested for the payment receipt which he forwarded to me via WhatsApp and he also showed me a photograph of his putting on a Rev Fathers outfit and told us he's A rev Father in St Paul Catholic Church Igando, at this point , i asked my sister inlaw to allow him take the goods away . this morning, he sent a message which i replied to inform him of not receiving the money but he never replied. i called the number and it was switched off. at this point, i began to be worried and decided to search his name og google and that's when i found out he's a fraud star