Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on Monday, November 2, 2026 convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) to a fourteen year imprisonment each for N67,659,592 (Sixty-Seven Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Five Hundred and Ninety-Two Naira) fraud.
The judge
also ordered a full restitution of the said sum, Sixty-Seven Million, Six
Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Five Hundred and Ninety-Two Naira to the
petitioner, Olusola Odemuyiwa.
One of the
counts reads : "Kemi Odia and Harry Uyanwanne (a.k.a Ben Ololorma)
sometime in 2010 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court by
false pretence and intent to defraud sold the property known as N0 19
Murtala Mohammed Way, Ebute Meta, Oyingbo Lagos to one Harry Dyawanne for
the sum of Sixteen Million Naira N16.000,0O0.00) on the false pretence
representation that you were authorized to sell the property by the
Bonalde Beneficiaries of the Estate of Late Dr Moshood Babatunde Odemuyiwa
which representation you knew was false".
The
convicts were jailed on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing
and obtaining money by false pretence brought against them by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1. They were however
discharged of the fourth count charge bordering on forgery.
At their
arraignment, they pleaded not guilty, and the prosecution counsel, Fadeke Giwa
commenced trial, she called three witnesses and tendered several documents
while defence called only one witness.
Delivering
his judgment, Justice Dada held that the prosecution proved its case beyond
reasonable doubt and therefore found both defendants guilty.
On count
one, Justice Dada convicted and sentenced the duo to three years imprisonment,
on count two- stealing to one year, on count three- obtaining money by false
pretence to 10 years(without option of fine) while on count four,
forgery, they were discharged.
The judge
also ordered that the first defendant’s sentence be suspended until
apprehended.
It would
be recalled that the prosecution had alleged that sometime in 2010, the duo
conspired and dishonestly stole the property of Beneficiaries of the Estate of
late Dr. Moshood Babatunde Odemuyiwa contrary to Section 285(1) of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
Also, the
defendants with false intent to defraud, allegedly sold the property known as Plot 19, Muritala Mohammed Way, Ebute Meta, Oyingbo Lagos
to one Harry Uyanwanne( the convict) for the sum of Sixteen Million Naira on
the false presentation that the first defendant was authorised to sell the
property by the bonafide beneficiaries of the Estate of late Dr. Moshood Odemuyiwa,
which representation he knew was false.
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