Estate agent remanded in prison for defrauding 81 accommodation seekers - vanguard

LAGOS—Justice Olutoyin Ipaye of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, remanded in prison an Estate Agent, Babatunde Habeeb, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 81-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence from 81 accommodation seekers.

According to the charge, the defendant allegedly obtained N350,000 from Moses Ezigbo, N400,000- Mr Ibu Anthony, N400,000- Damola Adebunmi, N250,000- Olawale Oluwaseun, N200,000- Lateef Fadipe, N250,000- Sunny Okreke, N240,000- Odusanya Tunde, N209,000- Rilwan Lawal, N334,000- Azeez Ogundiran and N178,000- Owumi Onome on a false information he made to them that the money was house rent of a property at 59, Oriola Street, Alapere-Ketu, Lagos.

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