Court docket
A 41-year-old girl, Adenike Salami, was arraigned on Friday earlier than the Ebute-Metta Justice of the Peace Court docket in Lagos State on prices of forging an airline ticket and fraudulently acquiring $2,500.
Salami, who appeared earlier than Justice of the Peace Waliu Salami, is going through three counts of conspiracy, fraud, and forgery, introduced towards her by the police.
The prosecutor knowledgeable the courtroom that the defendant, together with others who’re nonetheless at massive, conspired to commit the alleged offences.
“The defendant, Adenike Salami, and her accomplices fraudulently conspired to forge an airline ticket, which they used to deceive and defraud the sufferer,” the prosecutor acknowledged.
In keeping with the prosecution, the incident occurred on June 27, 2024, round 7:20 PM at No. 26, Olomowewe Road, Mushin, Lagos.
Salami was accused of acquiring $2,500, equal to roughly N4.5 m, underneath false pretences.
The courtroom heard that Salami allegedly processed a faux Taag-Linhas Airline ticket with none authorisation, understanding the doc was cast.
She then used the counterfeit ticket to deceive and acquire cash from one Catherine Mbaku, who had meant to buy an airline ticket to Bolivia.
“The defendant knowingly induced the complainant, Catherine Mbaku, to half with $2,500 by falsely promising to obtain an airline ticket, which was cast,” the prosecutor added.
In keeping with the costs, the offences dedicated by Salami are opposite to Sections 406, 411, and punishable underneath Sections 370(1)(2), and 314(1)(a)(b)(2)(3) of the Legal Legal guidelines of Lagos State, 2015.
Salami, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to all the costs.
The Justice of the Peace granted her bail within the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum.
“The sureties should present proof of livelihood, proof of tax fee to the Lagos State Authorities, and have their addresses verified,” the Justice of the Peace ordered.
The case has been adjourned till September 20, 2024, for point out.