Alleged Attempted Kidnap, N12.7m Fraud: Court Fixes Jul. 6 For Bizman’s Trial
Further hearing in two criminal charges of alleged attempted Kidnap and fraud of N12, 738, 000 million, filed against a businessman, Paul Smith Eigbefor, by the men of Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT), before Ogba Chief Magistrate Court, Lagos, has been fixed for July 6, 2021.
Paul whose office is located at 7, Ladoke Akintola Street, GRA-Ikeja, Lagos, was arraigned before a court presided over by MagistrateA.Odusanya, sometimes in January, on a two separate charges marked MIK/F/6/2021 and MIK/F/7/2021, bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping, attempted murder and fraud of N12, 738, 000 million.
He was alleged to have committed the offences at number Opebi link road, Ikeja, Lagos, between November 19, 2019 and August 1 and 7, 2020, alongside his company, SmarshInvest Integrated Services Limited.
In the charge marked MIK/F/6/2021, the businessman was alleged to have conspired with his company to fraudulently obtained the sum of N10 million from one Oluyomi Olumide, under the pretence of investing the money in his company’s product named ‘SmarshIntegratedServiceslimited’, with a promise of given him multiple return.
He was also alleged to have procure one Olalekan John to kidnap and others to kidnap the said Oluyomi Olumide, when he demanded for refund of his investment from him.
While in the charge marked MIK/F/7/2021, Paul and his company were accused of defrauding one VictoriaAjenipa of N2.738,000 million.
He was alleged to have used the same method he used in defrauding Oluyomi Olumide, to defraud Victoria.
