ESTATE AGENT DOCKED FOR STEALING PROPERTIES OF CHERUBIM & SERAPHIM

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Admin l Friday, August 18, 2018

IGBOSERE, Lagos, Nigeria – An estate agent, Samuel Adewunmi( 68) who allegedly used forged certificate of occupancy to sell landed property belonging to Cherubim and Seraphim Sacred Mount Zion landed property valued 250 Million, was today arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos.




Adewunmi was arraigned on a four count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery. The prosecutor Inspector Haruna Ibrahim, told the court that the defendant and others still at large sometime in 2016, committed the alleged offence at 310, Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Oja Oba, in Abule Egba area of Lagos.

“Adewunmi and one other at large forged a document to obtain a certificate of occupancy No 73/73/2014W, purportedly given a legal ownership of a property located at the address above valued N250million to Theophilus Olusegun Abiona, property of Cherubim and Seraphim Sacred Mount Zion, which he knew to be false,” Ibrahim said.

The prosecutor added that the defendant concealed a will and a deed by altering the rightful name of the owner of the property, belonging to Cherubim and Seraphim to read Theophilus Olusegun Abiona which he knew to be false.

According to the prosecutor the offences committed are Punishable Under Sections 411,362 (1) (a,b,c &e) (a&b), 289 and 290 of the criminal laws of Lagos State 2015. However the defendant pleaded not guilty to the offence against him.

The Magistrate Mrs Folashade Botoku granted him bail in the sum of 10 Million, with two sureties in like sum. Sureties must be gainfully employed, show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified. The case was adjourned till August 28,2018, for mention.

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