MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 40-year old man, Yusuf Tijani, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly swindling a woman, Ronke Sheyindemi, to the tune of N126m under false pretence.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened between January, 2024 and May, 2025, in the Ikeja area of Lagos.
The Police however, did not state how the suspect obtained the money and what the money was meant for. But they alleged the suspect to have collected the money in question and converted it to his personal use.
When the matter was reported to the Police at Area F Command, they moved into action, eventually arrested and detained him at the Command for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
The Police eventually found him culpable after interrogation and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges read:
COUNT I: “That you, YUSUF TIJANI ‘M’ between the month of January,2024 and May 2025 in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did steal by converting the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-Six Million Naira (N126,000,000.00) from one RONKE SHEYINDEMI ‘F’ to your personal use and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal laws of Lagos State, 2015.”
COUNT II:”That you, YUSUF TIJANI ‘M’ on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did obtain the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-Six Million Naira (N126,000,000.00) under false pretence from one RONKE SHEYINDEMI ‘F’ and thereby committed an offence contrary and punishable under Section 314 (1a) of the Criminal law of Lagos State, 2015.”
However, he pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, 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. M.O. Tanimola, 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.