How 71-year-old man duped woman of N2.6m in Lagos

An Igbosere Magistrate's Court sitting in Lagos
state on Tuesday arraigned a 71 year-old man,
Bamidele Doherty for allegedly duping a
woman to the tune of N2.6 million.
According to the prosecutor, Cyriacus Osuji,
the incident happened on June 5 at Parkview
Estate, Ikoyi.
Osuji told the court, "Doherty is being tried
alongside 3 other suspects still at large; Jubrin
Yusuf, 47; Mathew Adeniyi, 39; and Kehinde
Adeleye, 35.
"The Septuagenarian pretended to be a
landlord in the highbrow Ikoyi area and along
with the others, collected the sum of N2.6
million from the victim (names withheld) under
the guise of securing a two-bedroom
apartment for her in Parkview Estate, Ikoyi.
"The complainant transferred the sum online
and the accused disappeared with the money
until they were apprehended by the police,"
the prosecutor added, noting that the suspects
are being tried on a four-count charge
bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
In his ruling, the magistrate, Mrs. A. Y.
Omeyele, granted the accused a bail of N250,
000, with two sureties each in like sum.
Omeyele added that the sureties must
produce evidence of tax payment and be
gainfully employed.
She adjourned the case till August 2 for
mention.