She is facing a two-count charge of obtaining under false pretence and stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. Police prosecutor Chinalu Uwadione had told the court that the accused committed the offences on February 25, 2015 in Akoka, Lagos. He alleged that the accused obtained N3.5 million from a pastor, Gbenga Ayegbusi, on the pretext of supplying him kerosene by taking the commodity from Warri to Benin. “The accused collected N3.5 million from the complainant, promising that she would supply kerosene worth the sum. “She, however, absconded with the money,” Uwadione said. The offences contravene sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The Magistrate, Mrs. A.S. Okubule, granted the woman bail at N500,000 with two sureties. She adjourned the case till November 20.]]>

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