Justice O.O.Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, 23rd of May, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Idris Bakare to four years imprisonmemt for defrauding British Airways the sum of N35.6million.
This was conveyed in a statement issued out on the social media page of the anti-graft agency.
According to the statement, he was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a four-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N35, 672, 845.00 (Thirty Five Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-five Naira).
The offence is contrary to Section 280(2) and punishable under section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
One of the counts reads:
“Idris Bakare Adeyemi, Dauda Adegboyega and Zuraai Gold Ventures, between 23rd October, 2019 and 31st December, 2019 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your use the total sum of N35,672, 845.00 (Thirty-five Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-two Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-five Naira) belonging to British Airways.” the statement reads in part.
He pleaded “guilty” to the charges when they were read to him. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>
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