A
53-year old teacher on grade level 10, Mrs Asogbon Victoria Abosede
has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly
impersonating the wives of Lagos State Governor, Dame Emmanuela
Abimbola Fashola and her Osun State Counterpart, Mrs Sherifat
Aregbesola.
In
a 10-count charge filed by the Lagos Attorney General before the
court, Mrs Asogbon was alleged to have, at various times, represented
herself as Mrs Fashola and Mrs Aregbesola through text messages to
some individuals and collected huge sums of money and Ramadan gifts
from them.
In
one of the charges, Mrs Asogbon was alleged to have fraudulently
collected N100,000 from the Chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo Local
Government Council after sending him a text message claiming that she
was sent to collect the money by Fashola’s wife.
Asogbon
was also alleged to have sent similar text message to Isaac Omoregie,
Education Secretary of Alimosho Local Government and collected three
blackberry phones worth N105,000 from the chairman of the local
government under the guise of being sent by the governor’s wife.
In
yet another incident, Asogbon was alleged to have secured
redeployment from local government education authority, Alimosho to
the Lagos State Basic Education Board through a text message
purportedly sent to the Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic
Education Board, Mrs Gbolahan Khadijat Daudu by Mrs Fashola.
State
Prosecutor Babatunde Sunmonu also alleged that Asogbon at another
time, claimed through a text message that she is a sister to Mrs
Sherifat Aregbesola and attempted to defraud Mrs Gbolahan.
The
offences allegedly committed by the defendant are contrary to and
punishable under sections 378, 312 and 96 of the Lagos State Criminal
Law, 2011.
Asogbon
pleaded not guilty to the charges after it was read to her in court.
The
presiding Magistrate, Mrs Eniola Fabamwo subsequently granted her
bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties. The defendant is
also to deposit N250,000 with the court as part of the conditions for
her release.
The
matter has been adjourned till 2 September, 2013 for trial.
Culled from pmnewsnigeria
But how can the chairman of a local government in Lagos State not know the wife of the governor of the state or try to confirm things before they respond. Not funny at all.
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