The Lagos State Police Command has dragged an officer before the Federal High Court in the state for alleged unlawful conversion of N128m.
The suspect, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jerry Ogunsakin, is facing three counts of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and unlawful conversion.
The charges were preferred against him by the Special Fraud Unit.
According to the police prosecutor, Chukwu Agwu, Ogunsakin committed the offences on November 15, 2022.
The prosecutor disclosed that the accused conspired with five people, Ogbu Patricia aka Lamba, Michael Babatunde aka Orija, Bolaji Sobande aka Barrister Onifade, Peter Ben and Idris Wada aka Coker, who are all at large.
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Ogunsakin was said to have duped a businessman, Esomonu Everest, with the aid of others at large.
The accused, according to the prosecutor, lied to their victim that they have United States dollars to sell to him.
Ogunsakin was also accused of converting the N128m to his personal use.
According to Agwu, the offence committed contravened Section 8(a) which is punishable under Section 1(3)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006 and Section 15(2)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as Amended in 2012.
However, the policeman pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his not-guilty plea, the prosecutor asked for a trial date and also urged the court to remand the defendant pending the determination of the charge.
His counsel, Kole Bello, did not oppose the prosecutor’s request.
Consequently, Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till July 19.
Earlier, the police had arraigned four men concerning the alleged crime before the court sometime in February.
The four men are Ibikunle Wasiu, John Babatunde, Taiwo Michael Fagbayimu and Pius Irabor, aka John.