Admin l Wednesday, August 09, 2017
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – A -25-years old Micheal Liang and Ajishefini lbukun (31) were today arraigned before an Ikeja magistrate court for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian company to the tune of N23million.
Accordimg to the police, Liang, an assistant director with BF Summer Nigeria Ltd, located at No.1 Reginal Omolara, street. Ikeja Lagos, had approached the managements and owners of BF summer Nigeria Ltd, Mrs Ezekiel Judith, Mrs Toyin Samuel, Mr Onyema Ndidi and Mrs Julie that he would help to grow the business by making them directors of the company.
He was said to have connived with lbukun a staff of the company and fraudulently converted N23million of the company’s fund for personal uses. We gathered that the suspect claimed to be Micheal Liang.
Accordimg to the prosecutor, Sergeant Donjor Pereri ‘’ the suspect committed the offence between 2013 and 2017, and the offence is punishable under section 411, 313, 280(1) and 287 of the criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2015.
The charge sheet reads, “That you Micheal Liang, Ajishefini Ibukun and one other now at large, between 2013 and 2017at BF summer Nigeria Ltd No. 1 Reginal Omolara street lkeja Lagos, in the Lagos magisterial district did conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit; obtain money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 411 of the criminal laws of Lagos Nigeria 2015.
“That you, Micheal Liang, Ajishefini Ibukun and one other now at large at the same time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of N23,000,000.00 from Mrs Ezekiel Judith, Mrs Toyin Samuel, Mr Onyema Ndidi and Mrs Julie. On the pretence to help them grow their business by making them directors of the company a representative you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence under section 313(1) of the criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2015.
“That you, Micheal Liang, Ajishefini Ibukun and one other now at large, at the same time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district did dishonestly convert to your own use the sum of N23,000,000.00 property of BF summer Nigeria Ltd on the pretence to help the grow their business by making the directors of the company, a representative you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence under section 280(1)b and punishable under section 287of the criminal laws of Lagos state Nigeria 2015. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them, by the police.
Magistrate O.A Layinka granted the accused the bail in the sum N5, million each with two surety each, the sureties must show evidence of 3 years of tax payment and have verifiable properties in Lagos and adjourned the matter to October 2, 2017.
