A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced notorious fraudster Emmanuel Nwude and two lawyers, Emmanuel Ilechukwu and Rowland Kalu, to one year in prison each for offences bordering on forgery and dealing in forfeited property.
The court, presided over by Justice Mojisola found them guilty on multiple counts related to conspiracy, forgery, uttering false documents, dealing in forfeited assets, fabricating evidence, and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The trio had earlier been arraigned on March 2, 2018, on an amended 15-count charge.
According to the prosecution, the defendants between 2011 and 2012 unlawfully dealt with a property located at Plot Y, Mobolaji Johnson Street, Oregun, Ikeja, despite knowing that the property had already been forfeited to victims of crime as restitution following a Court judgment.
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A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced notorious fraudster Emmanuel Nwude and two lawyers, Emmanuel Ilechukwu and Rowland Kalu, to one year in prison each for offences bordering on forgery and dealing in forfeited property.
The court, presided over by Justice Mojisola found them guilty on multiple counts related to conspiracy, forgery, uttering false documents, dealing in forfeited assets, fabricating evidence, and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The trio had earlier been arraigned on March 2, 2018, on an amended 15-count charge.
According to the prosecution, the defendants between 2011 and 2012 unlawfully dealt with a property located at Plot Y, Mobolaji Johnson Street, Oregun, Ikeja, despite knowing that the property had already been forfeited to victims of crime as restitution following a Court judgment.
