By Onozure Dania

Lagos—A 37-year-old woman, Ifeyinwa Okafor, and Elochukwu Fidelis, 35, were yesterday arraigned before an Igbo-sere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over alleged forgery.

The defendants are standing trial for a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and breach of peace preferred against them by the police.

The prosecutor, Sergeant Okete Ejime, told the court that the defendants and others, who are still at large, conspired to commit the alleged offences on December 9, 2015.

He said the incident took place at 11A Sapara Williams Close on Victoria Island at about 8:30am.

Ejime said the duo unlawfully forged a letter of appointment purported to have been issued to them by District Autos Ltd., which they knew was fake and presented same to Premira Credit Microfinance Bank Ltd. to fraudulently obtain a loan of N350,000.

The magistrate, Mrs. O. G. Oghre, granted them N100,000 bail each, with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the matter till February 24.