Four arraigned for attempting to defraud, threatening Tiwa Savage

Four persons were on Tuesday arraigned before Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly threatening the life of a popular singer, Tiwa Savage, and for alleged attempt to defraud her.

The defendants – Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon and Michael Rodolphe – were arraigned by the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on three counts of conspiracy, intent to defraud and threat to life.

The prosecutor, Idowu Oshubure, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on or before April 13, 2023.

According to Oshunbure, the offences contravened and are punishable under Sections 411 and 388 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State and Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.

The charge read in part, “That you, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, Michael Rodolphe, and others at large on or before April 13, 2023, in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of Lagos, in this honourable court, with intent to commit the offence, fraudulently conspired among yourselves to conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, to the annoyance of one Tiwa Savage and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

“That you, on the aforementioned date within the same court jurisdiction, with intent to defraud, did fraudulently sent messages to one Tiwa Savage through phone no 09061665942 which caused her reasonable apprehension of threat to her life, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.”

However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The defence counsel prayed the court to grant the defendants bail.

Olatunbosun granted them bail in the sum of N300,000 with one surety each in like sum.

Olatunbosun adjourned the case till May 31, 2013, for mention.

Recall that there were reports that there was a failed attempt by some men to kidnap the music star.

Kidnap attempt did not, however, feature in the suspects’ charges

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