A Lagos Federal Excessive Court docket, yesterday, granted the request of the Inspector-Normal of Police to arrest an alleged fugitive, Olusanya Okusanya, stated to have absconded to United Kingdom, UK.
Justice Yellim Bogoro, granted IGP’s request to arrest the suspect, after taking a movement ex-parte for his arrest, filed and moved by S. Ayodele, a lawyer within the authorized division of Power Legal Investigation Division ForceCID Annex Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The suspect, Okusanya, was stated to have absconded to UK after he allegedly obtained the sum of N64 million from one Helen Isichei, by false pretence.
On the listening to of the ex-parte movement, the IGP’s lawyer, Ayodele, knowledgeable the court docket that the cost sheet of a two depend most popular towards the suspect, an affidavit of seven paragraphs, a written tackle and a number of other reveals, had been hooked up to the movement.
Justice Bogoro after listening to the submissions of the lawyer to the IGP, held that the appliance has benefit and granted the identical accordingly.
The decide, thereafter, adjourned the matter to December 10, 2024, for report and attainable arraignment of the suspect.
Elements of the affidavit in assist of the movement ex-parte deposed to by one Suleiman Ilu, reads: “That the workplace of the Deputy-Inspector Normal of Police, Nigeria Police Power, Power Legal Investigation Division, FCID, Space 10, Abuja obtained a petition titled the necessity to contain INTERPOL Division.
“That one Helen Isichie, who’s the nominal complainant made an announcement to the Police confirming the contents of the petition. And that the INTERPOL part of the Power has investigated this matter and located the defendant/respondent culpable.
“That the defendant/respondent is believed to have absconded to the UK after he dedicated the alleged offence. And that the INTERPOL Part of the ForceCID Annex, Alagbon is working along side the Ministry of Justice to facilitate mutual authorized help to repatriate the defendant/respondent to allow him to face trial.”
The pending prices towards the suspect learn: “That you just, Olusanya Okusanya “M” someday in 2022, in Lagos, inside the judicial division of this court docket, did by False Pretense and with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N64million from one Helen Isichei and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to Part 1 (1) (c) and punishable underneath Part 1(3) of Advance Price Fraud and different Associated Offences Act 2006, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria.