Siblings arraigned for defrauding woman of $98,700

<p>Two siblings, Godwin Enahoro and Rosemary Enahoro, were on Friday arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos Island for allegedly defrauding a woman by obtaining $98,700, which is equivalent to N74.2m under the pretence of helping her recover her property.</p>, <p>The defendants are facing 10 counts of conspiracy, impersonation, obtaining, stealing, threat to life and receiving stolen property.</p>, <p>The prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the first defendant and others still at large conspired to commit the offence.</p>, <p>He said the incident took place between June 7 and 13, 2023 in Lagos.</p>, <p>Osuji said the first defendant, on July 7, 2023, fraudulently obtained $13,500, from one Catherin Faw.</p>, <p>The prosecutor also said on June 13, the first defendant further obtained $85,200, from the complainant.</p>, <p>He accused the first defendant of falsely presenting himself to Faw as an INTERPOL agent in a position to help her recover her property.</p>, <p>Osuji also told the court that the second defendant received N10m, being proceeds of fraud, property of Faw.</p>, <p>The siblings pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail by Magistrate E. O. Ogunkanmi in the sum of N5m each with two sureties in like sum.</p>, <p>The magistrate adjourned the case till August 25, 2023, for mention, while the defendants were remanded pending the perfection of their bail conditions.</p>