A
53- year-old teacher on Grade Level 10, Asogbon Victoria Abosede, was Thursday,
arraigned before Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court One, sitting in Ikeja, for
allegedly impersonating the first lady of Lagos State, Dame Abimbola Fashola.
The
defendant was said to have sent text messages between June and July to the
Chairman of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos by falsely
presenting herself as first lady of Lagos State and obtained N100, 000 from the
chairman.
The
defendant who is facing a 10-count charge of impersonation and fraud, preferred
against her by the Lagos State government, was docked before Chief Magistrate
Eniola Fabamwo.
The
prosecutor, Attorney General of Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, told the court that the
accused committed the alleged crime between the months of June and July 2013,
by also sending text messages to one Gbolahan Khadijat Daudu, who is the
Chairman, Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Maryland in Ikeja area
of Lagos.
The
Attorney General, who was represented by Sumonu Babatunde, said she also
represented herself as sister to Sherifat Aregbesola.
He
said the defendant between June and July 2013, at Local Government Education
Authority, in Alimosho Local Government also sent a text message to one Isaac
Omoregie, Education Secretary and falsely represented herself as Mrs Fashola.
Mr
Babatunde also alleged that the suspect with intent to defraud presented
herself to be Mrs Fashola, to obtain redeployment from Local Government
Education Authority, Alimosho, to the Lagos State Basic Education Board.
He
also claimed that between the same time, the accused sent a text message to one
Isaac Omoregie, Education Sectarary Alimosho, Lagos State by falsely presenting
herself as being sent by the first lady to obtain three Blackberry phones and
N105, 000, from the chairman.
The
prosecutor said in June 2013, the defendant falsely represented herself as
sister to Mrs Sherifat Aregbeshola, the first lady of Osun State, and gave a
false information to one Mrs Gbolahan Khadijat Daudu that Mrs Aregbeshola was
involved in a road accident and could not attend the wedding of Daudu’s son and
that thieves carted the gifts meant for her away as a result of the accident.
According
to the prosecutor, the offence committed is contrary to sections 378 (1), (b),
312 (2) and punishable under sections 312 (3), 96 (a), criminal law of Lagos
State of Nigeria 2011.
Counsel
to the defendant, Samuel Gbolahan, pleaded with the court to grant her bail in
liberal terms, since the crime is a bailable offence.
However,
when the 10-count charge was read to the defendant, she pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
After
listening to both counsel, Magistrate Fabamwo granted the defendant bail in the
sum of N1 million with two responsible sureties in like sum, stating that the
sureties should deposit N250, 000 with the registrar.
She
adjourned the case till September 2, 2013 for mention.
Source: Channels
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