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N4.5M Land Fraud: Lagos Lawyer Barrister Chidi Amadi Arrested For Duping Fellow Church Member
Feb 4, 2016 – N4.5M Land Fraud: Lagos Lawyer Barrister Chidi Amadi Arrested For Duping Fellow Church Member
50-year-old Barrister Chidi Amadi, a popular Lagos-based lawyer has been arrested by FCID operatives for allegedly obtaining the sum of N4.5m from a motor spare parts dealer at Ladipo, Mushin under false pretence.
The lawyer was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a one-count charge of felony to wit, stealing.
Police prosecutor, DSP Ezekiel Upah informed the court in charge No. I/07/2016 that the accused was arrested following a complaint lodged by Augustine Chigbo Okoro that the accused sometime in 2013 approached him inside a church that he had twenty plots of land to sell to him at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos at the sum N4.5m.
The complainant said he believed the accused because he was a fellow church member and also a Sunday School Teacher in his church and paid him the money for the land.
Okoro stated that as he was about to take possession of the land, scores of hoodlums armed with offensive weapons invaded the land and chased him and his surveyor away with a warning that he should not step on the land again.
He added that when all efforts to recover his money from the accused proved futile, he reported the matter to the police who arrested Amadi.
The offence, the accused committed, according to the prosecutor, is punishable under section 312 (3) of the criminal law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the alleged crime in the open court and the presiding magistrate admitted him to bail in the sum of N500.000 with two sureties in like sum.
The case will come up for hearing on March 3rd, 2016.
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Jacob Flow
February 4, 2016 at 6:07 PM
Charge and bail lawyer…
Luckynero
February 4, 2016 at 7:51 PM
Hmmmmmmmm
So this regime na so so ARREST……CHARGE……& Bail go rock evry city’oOo
Jojo
February 4, 2016 at 7:52 PM
Even lawyer na thief, who do we now run to!!!!!
Amazon
February 4, 2016 at 8:44 PM
He should be remanded in prison for life, he is a thief
D Hunter
February 4, 2016 at 8:55 PM
Wolves in sheep‘s clothing.
Firstlady Abiola
February 5, 2016 at 6:12 AM
And they are fellow church member and sunday school teacher. What a world
Firstlady Abiola
February 5, 2016 at 6:14 AM
What a world
Firstlady Abiola
February 5, 2016 at 6:15 AM
Dis life sha
sola olaniyi
February 5, 2016 at 6:53 AM
lawyer too?
chyna
February 5, 2016 at 7:28 AM
Ha this world is turning into something elseooo. Lawyer too
figer
February 5, 2016 at 7:33 AM
@jojo, u can run to jesus, he’s d saviour of d world. As for dat grab grab lawyer, he’ll face his music.
joy Abike
February 5, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Just pass by
Ms ERANKO
February 5, 2016 at 10:21 AM
CHURCH MEMBER AGAIN, MAY I KNOW WHY PEOPLE FAILED TO ACT UPON WHAT THEY ARE PREACHING.
BECAUSE RELIGION IS WHAT YOU ACT UPON, YOU SHOULD BE A ROLL MODEL TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT BELIEVERS.
BUT ALL THESE SO CALLED RELIOUS, ALWAYS TURNED OUT TO BE A SUPERDUPER FRAUDSTER YAHOO RITUALIST ,COM. AFTER SOMEONE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF YOUR SIN, SO, MAY I KNOW WHY THIS SO CALLED WRONG DOING NEVER STOPPED.
SOME GROUP OF TEMPLES ARE WORKERS OF INIQUITY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY PLEASE DEPART FROM ME.
PLEASE DEPART FROM ME ALL YOU WORKERS OF INIQUITY, FOR MY CREATOR HAS MY VOICE,
MY ENEMIES WILL BE ASHAMED AND SORE VEXED.
ALL THOSE PEADOPHILIAN AND YAHOO RITUALIST.COM TEMPLES SHALL SOON BE CUT DOWN LIKE THE GRASS.
WON A DABI AAGEKUN KORIKO , KORIKO KORIKO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEN CHIRIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Olanrewaju
February 5, 2016 at 11:33 AM
Trust nobody
Maryf
February 6, 2016 at 3:46 PM
Churches are now where you can find the highest crimes committed on daily basis. This is why I don’t trust anyone, be it in the church, crusade ground and anywhere