BY GIFT WILLIAMS

LAGOS — Three suspected fraudsters, Ibrahim Suleman, Habeeb Quadri and Rauf Adebayo, were yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing N6.697 million on the pretext of buying fabrics for their victim.

Already, the court presided over by Magistrate Eniola Fabanwo has fixed definite trial of the case for July 22.
The accused, who were said to have committed the offence on May 14 at Ogba area of the state were arraigned on a three-count charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretence.

However they all pleaded not guilty and the magistrate  consequently granted each of them bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The offences against them read in part: “That you Ibrahim Suleiman, Habeeb Quadri and Rauf Adebayo on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did obtain under false pretext the sum of N6,697,000 from one Temilola Akintayo, ‘F’ to import fabrics for her, knowing same to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 (1a) (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

“That you Ibrahim Suleiman, Habeeb Quadri and Rauf Adebayo, on the same date, time and place aforementioned magistrate district did steal the sum of N6,697,000, property of one Temilola Akintayo and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.”