Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned two men and two women at a

Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged fraud.

The defendants, Zainab Abdullahi, 26; Olanrewaju Mariam, 25; Sulaimon Abdulatif, 24

and Yehuza Jubril, 23, of no fixed addresses, are standing trial on a three-count

charge of felony, stealing and fraud. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Edet Ekpo, informed the court that the defendants

committed the offences between January and July at a Low-Cost Housing Estate, in

Badagry, Lagos. Ekpo said that the defendants conspired among themselves to obtain

money under false pretence.

The offences, he said contravene Sections 411, 314 and 287 of the Criminal Law of

Lagos State, 2015. The Chief Magistrate, Mr N.A. Layeni granted the defendant bail in

the sum of N1 million each with two sureties each in like sum, saying that each of the

sureties must be a company director. Layeni also said that each of the sureties must

deposit N25,000 to the Chief Registrar of the court and thereafter, adjourned the case

till August 15 for a hearing.