Lady Defrauds Father Of N10m

A 21-year-old lady and her boyfriend appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding her father of N10 million.
Patricia Edaferiemu and her lover, David Omhoudu, 25, were charged along with Omhoudu’s siblings, Fidelis Omhoudu (37) and Eunice Omhoudu (36).
They are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, fraud and receiving stolen property.
When the prosecution opened its case on Wednesday, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The police prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Asogba, submitted that Edaferiemu conspired with the others to defraud her father, Chief Williams Edaferiemu.
Asogba said David and his siblings told Patricia to steal her father’s money and that she did so and handed the stolen money over to David and the two others.
He said that David also obtained N200,000 and N99,000 from Williams under the pretex of using the money to buy AIT and FCMB shares for Patricia.
He said the accused committed the alleged offence between April 2007 and March 2008 at Manacola Estate, Alakuko, Lagos.
Asogba added that Eunice on Jan. 17, 2008, obtained N100,000 from Williams in the guise of using the money to treat David who took ill.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.A Adedayo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till April 12 for further hearing.