The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned three suspects over an alleged N190 million property scam in the Federal Capital Territory.
Tolulope Aiyetan, Umma Ibrahim, and Abdulbaki Abdulbaki were brought before a court in Abuja on charges of defrauding businessman Idris Ahmed Tijjani under the guise of selling him a property. All three pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge and were granted bail set at N10 million each.
According to the charge filed by CSP Adama Musa of the Legal and Prosecution Section, FCT Command, the defendants conspired to collect the money from Tijjani through false pretenses. The offence is punishable under Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006.
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During the trial, Tijjani is expected to testify on how the suspects allegedly convinced him to pay for a property that was never delivered and refused to refund the money. Three other witnesses have also been listed to testify.
The police will present 10 exhibits, including statements from the defendants and witnesses, bank correspondence, a Deed of Assignment, CAC documents for Xenius Global Nig. Ltd, and evidence of a N150 million payment made by the complainant.
Count one of the charge states that the suspects, alongside Jaiz Bank PLC and Xenius Global Nigeria Ltd, conspired in December 2023 to obtain property by false pretenses within the jurisdiction of the FCT court.
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