An unemployed man, Uba Okeugo, who allegedly defrauded one Mrs Juliet Ezeola of N100, 000, claiming he would wash and turn it into U.S. dollars, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Okeugo, 32, whose address was not given, is facing a three-count of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences and stealing. Christopher John told the court that the accused committed the offences with one other still at large, on October 18, at Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos. “The accused and his accomplice told her that they would wash it into American dollars for her. John said the offences contravened Sections 280, 316 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 12:11 UTC