Ishola Salauden at the court A landlord, Alhaji Ishola Salawudeen, who
allegedly duped over 106 prospective tenants
in Alapere, Ketu has been charged to court by
the State Criminal Investigation Department,
SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos. Salawudeen, who is the landlord of the
building at 59, Oriola Street, Alapere, Ketu, in
Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area,
LCDA, allegedly duped the tenants under false
pretence of renting the 13 mini-flat
apartments to the tune of about N50 million. After collecting the huge amount, he allegedly
issued receipts to each of them and promised
to hand over the keys to the unsuspecting
victims. But they later discovered that they had
been duped when they went for the keys to
their new apartments. The 46-year old Salawudeen is facing a 211-
count charge of obtaining money under false
pretence and stealing under the Criminal Code. When the charges were read to him, he
pleaded not guilty, but he revealed in court
that it will be difficult for the victims to get
their money back because his accomplices
who were involved in the scam got their share
and ran away. The prosecutor, Mr G. O. Osuji opposed the bail
application by his counsel, Barrister
Babatunde Adeyobi, on the ground that he
may likely jump bail because of the weight of
evidence before the court and that he is likely
to be jailed if found guilty. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs S. O. Solebo,
however, granted him bail in the sum of N2
million with two sureties in like sum, and
ordered that he should be remanded in prison
custody at Ikoyi, Lagos before adjourning the
matter till 9 September, 2013.
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