{"id":130409,"date":"2026-11-03T06:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=130409"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:42:29","slug":"lagos-court-jails-couple-14-years-each-over-n67-6m-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-court-jails-couple-14-years-each-over-n67-6m-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Court Jails Couple 14 Years Each Over N67.6m Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to 14 years\u2019 imprisonment each for defrauding beneficiaries of a deceased estate of N67.6m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Mojisola Dada, who delivered the judgment on Monday, November 2, 2026, also ordered the convicts to refund the sum of N67,659,592 to the petitioner, Olusola Odemuyiwa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The couple were convicted on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money by false pretence, filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were, however, discharged on the fourth count, which bordered on forgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the EFCC, the defendants allegedly sold a property belonging to the estate of the late Dr. Moshood Babatunde Odemuyiwa at No. 19, Murtala Mohammed Way, Ebute Meta, Oyingbo, Lagos, for N16m in 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the charges alleged that the defendants, \u201cby false pretence and intent to defraud, sold the property known as No. 19 Murtala Mohammed Way, Ebute Meta, Oyingbo, Lagos, for the sum of Sixteen Million Naira.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The charge further alleged that the sale was carried out under the false representation that the defendants had been authorised by the bona fide beneficiaries of the estate to dispose of the property, a claim they allegedly knew to be false.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prosecution also accused the couple of conspiring to dishonestly steal the estate property, contrary to Section 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At their arraignment, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, leading to the commencement of trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prosecution, led by counsel Fadeke Giwa, called three witnesses and tendered several documentary exhibits to establish its case, while the defence called one witness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In her judgment, Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and consequently convicted the defendants on the three substantive counts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The judge sentenced each defendant to three years\u2019 imprisonment on count one, bordering on conspiracy; one year on count two, bordering on stealing; and 10 years on count three, bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sentences are to be served without an option of fine, bringing the total term to 14 years\u2019 imprisonment each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court, however, discharged the defendants on the fourth count of forgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Dada further ordered that the sentence imposed on the first defendant be suspended until he is apprehended.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court also directed the convicts to make full restitution of N67,659,592 to Odemuyiwa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EFCC had alleged that the couple unlawfully sold the property 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