Couple jailed 14 years each for N67.6m property fraud in Lagos
A Lagos court has sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to 14 years' imprisonment each for a N67.6 million property fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, disclosed this in a statement, saying Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja delivered the judgement […] Couple jailed 14 years each for…
Two individuals, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison each for a property fraud totaling N67.6 million in Lagos, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court ordered them to repay the full amount of N67,659,592 to the victim, Olusola Odemuyiwa. The couple was charged with conspiracy, theft, obtaining money through false pretenses, and forgery, but the judge dismissed the forgery charge.
They pleaded not guilty at their arraignment, and the prosecution presented evidence from three witnesses, while the defense presented one witness. The couple was accused of falsely claiming they had authorization to sell a property belonging to the beneficiaries of late Dr. Moshood Babatunde Odemuyiwa's estate.
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