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2013-06-22 00:58:39

Former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has maintained that she is innocent of the allegation of fraud levelled against her and her son, Samson.

In a statement made available to Saturday PUNCH on Thursday, Ojikutu denied that she and Samson obtained N130m under false pretences from the complainant, Mr. Cajetan Okekearu.

She claimed that the said amount was collected under genuine circumstances for the sale of a plot of land to Okekearu.

According to the statement, the said plot belonging to Ojikutu and her late husband, Sampson Ojikutu, is Block 4, Plot 24, Lekki Peninsula Residential Scheme, Phase 1.

It, however, accused the complainant of constructing on a wrong plot of land – plot 23 – which is the adjoining plot.

The statement, which was signed by Ojikutu's solicitors, B. Ayorinde and Co., read in part, "That subsequently, Mr. Cajetan Okekearu commenced construction on Block 4, Plot 23, Lekki Residential Scheme Phase1, the land adjoining Block 4, Plot 24, Lekki Residential Scheme Phase 1, whereupon one Afolabi A. A. Coker successfully challenged Mr. Okekearu's entry onto the land.

"It was after the events above that our clients discovered for the first time that Mr. Okekearu had built on Block 4, Plot 23, Lekki Residential Scheme Phase 1 instead of Block 4, Plot 24, Lekki Residential Scheme Phase 1."

Ojikutu maintained that she and her son had relied on the authority of a Letter of Administration (without a will) granted by the Probate Registry of the Lagos State High Court in 2010 with reference no PHC/2114/2010, "pursuant to which my aforesaid son and me are the administrators of my aforesaid late husband's estate, which includes the said land."

The statement further said that Alhaja Ojikutu had signed an undertaking to refund N130m to Okekearu, and had already paid N50m out of the said amount.

Also in the statement, Ojikutu's lawyers maintained that she had legal rights to the land as its joint owner, and therefore, had the prerogative to sell following her husband's death in 2008. It also denied that Ojikutu ever used the said land in any transaction prior to when the land was sold to Okekearu.

Earlier in the week, the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police had declared the former deputy governor wanted for allegedly defrauding a land buyer of N130m.

The SFU alleged that the suspect and her son, Samson, fraudulently obtained the money from Okekearu by selling a plot of land belonging to one Mr. Afolabi, to the complainant.

The police also accused Ojikutu of jumping bail and not willing to abide by the terms of payment, which should have had her completely refund Okekearu by November 2012.

Meanwhile, Ojikutu is away in the United States of America and so far, there is no indication of when she intends to return to the country, in spite of her status as a wanted citizen.

She directed all questions from Saturday PUNCH to her lawyer, Mr. Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), who did not pick his calls or respond to a text message to his phone.

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The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police has declared a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, wanted for allegedly defrauding a land buyer of N130m.

The SFU alleged in a statement on Wednesday that the suspect and her son, Samson, obtained money from the victim by false representation.

The Commissioner of Police for the command, Tunde Ogunsakin, said, “The victim alleged that in September 2011, the suspects conspired and sold a parcel of land at Plot 24 Block 4 situated at Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos for N130m which he paid into the first suspect’s account with the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

“He further stated that after payment, he requested title document and Alhaja Ojikutu procured an affidavit of support to back her fraudulent claim, a police crime extract and a publication in a newspaper all purporting to loss of the original documents of title to the land. The victim believed her because of her personality as the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State.

“The bubble burst when the victim commenced development of the land and was on the verge of completion when the bona fide owner of the land surfaced and indeed it was discovered that the land the suspect sold did not belong to her. She actually sold Plot 23 Block 4 while Plot 24 Block 4 already has a property on it.”

According to police investigation, the land Ojikutu sold, did not belong to her, but to one Mr. Afolabi. It was also discovered that the Plot 24 Block 4, which actually belonged to Alhaja Ojikutu’s late husband, Samson Ojikutu (senior), was sold by him in 1995 and the suspect was a life witness and appended her signature to the sale of the land.

Ogunsakin said the suspect further perpetrated the crime by alleging that the original Certificate of Occupancy to the property was missing and swore an affidavit which enabled her to obtain a police report and memorandum of loss. She also put up an advert in newspapers that the original C of O was lost, whereas the original C of O was with the Hallmark Homes, the buyer of the property.

He said, “The suspect, who is a 67-year-old retiree from Lagos Island, allegedly connived with her son, Samson, who is currently in the United States to commit the fraud. The suspect and her son were parties to the sale of the land and both signed the agreement given to the complainant and obtained the sum of N130m from him.

“She admitted committing the crime but confessed that it was a genuine mistake of plot identification. She refunded the sum of N50m to the complainant and promised to refund the balance as soon as she disposed of her two properties she put up for sale. She also confessed that she had invested the victim’s money in her business.

“She equally made an undertaking and payment plan which was drawn from September, 2012 and was to terminate by November 2012, but she defaulted.”

Ogunsakin stated that the suspect was not willing to abide by the terms of payment and had jumped bail. He added that all attempts to contact her had proved abortive.

“The SFU declares Alhaja Ojikutu wanted. Anybody with useful information regarding her whereabouts should report to the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, 13 Milverton Road, Ikoyi,” he said

http://www.punchng.com/news/police-declare-ex-deputy-gov-wanted-for-fraud/

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micklplus: 10 litres should give you about 62mpg according to the manufacturer ( HONDA)

For every 10litres, you are losing about 29mpg. Check you plugs. Is your thermostat in place. If your engine runs cold, you car would guzzle fuel. Is your 02 censor in place?

Thanks Mickplus. I recently replaced the spark plugs but I don't think the thermostat is in place now since the two fans have been connected on continuous rotation.
However, I will have to check the oxygen sensor as advised.

9icetoo: Does your car show any symptoms of being faulty? Does it give out black or white smoke when u accelerate? (you can tell a close friend to trail u and observe or u can park the car and have someone rev it slightly while u observe the tail pipe). Does it idle roughly? When u r stopped in traffic, where does your needle point to on the rpm instrument display? Answers to these questions might help us narrow down the cause of ur fuel issue. cheers. 2.2 is a small engine compared to what most cars come with these days. My 2.4 litre engine still does 19 mpg. I have a lightfoot by the way.

Nicetoo!Thanks for your contribution.
Actually, the car does not smoke and there is no sign of engine wear. The only thing I can confirm is that the vehicle idles roughly with the rpm droping to like 400 sometimes thus disallowing me from using the A/c.
My Mechanic had to adjust the engine speed few days ago and it's 1200rpm at idle. This I understand can result to high fuel consumption but the bottom line is that the problem of high fuel consumption has always been there even before he adjusted it.
What do you think might be responsible?.

ZIM DRILL: if you cant understand what i said how come you can understand the figures you gave us?

Sorry! I thought I was talking to a responsible person.

@ Zim Drill: Thank you for your response. Please can you be more explanatory? I really do not understand you. Thanks in advance.

Still waiting for comment.

Dear Nairalanders!Please I need suggestion as to how I can overcome the problem of excessive fuel consumption of my Honda Accord 1997 model popularly called Bulldog.
The vehicle runs on like 10 liters of fuel for a journey covering about 35km( i.e
Akowonjo-Egbeda area of Lagos State to Oregun in Ikeja and back to Akowonjo) and this is really frustrating.
Please what can I do to remedy the situation taking into consideration the fact that the journey combined together takes like 3 hours due to traffic holdup?.

Below is the designed specification of the car.

Transmission: Lock-up/Automatic/4 Speed
Engine Size: 2.2 litres
Fuel Mileage(City): 12.4 Litres/100km
Fuel Mileage(Highway): 8.7 Litres/100km
Fuel Mileage(Combined): 10.2 Litres/100km[s]

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A parcel of land measuring 1300 square meters, strategically located @ Ire Akari, Isolo with good title. N45m.

Interested? Please call 08082783328 or 08055262701. E-mail: eninoble@yahoo.co.uk

I can recall that sometime in 2008, I was invited for an interview by APM Terminals for the position of Crane Mechanic. I, alongside other interviewees was asked individually one similar question '' WHAT IS A TURBO CHARGER?.
I don't really know the position you applied for but I have decided to state this and I believe it might be useful to anyone going in for technical role. I want to believe the company attaches great importance to Turbo Charger since it is a major part of diesel engines that increases efficiency of machines.

I don't see anything wrong in Falana's planned action.
Some companies that are not as big as Dangote Group have insurance policies (I.e Group Life Insurance Scheme) which is made against death while in service. The compensation is paid to the recognized Next of kin in the eventual death of the employee.
Why should Dangote find it difficult to adopt this?.

Thanks Jarus. Your analysis is quite indepth. I appreciate.

I doubt if PZ is serious about employing people for the positions advertized.
I have seen similar advert from them over and over.

Still waiting.

Still awaiting contribution from other Nairalanders.
Thanks.

Thanks!
But I meant to say "she(The Landlady is in total control).
I have really picked some points from your advise and will definately make use of them.
I appreciate.

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azpekuliar: Is the property managed by the landlord herself or she's being advised by a professional (i.e estate surveyor) or managing agent? While I await your response, it is not unusual for rent to be frozen over a 2-year period, at the expiration of which a rent review is done with a view to either reviewing the rent upwards, downwards or not at all. But again rent review isn't done arbitrarily, but subject to the conduct of neighborhood market survey to determine the going rates for similar properties in the neighborhood. Hence my question. I will also well add, that both parties can meet themselves halfway at the negotiation table and agree on a rate for the term.

Thanks!
She has a Caretaker(though not a Professional) but she is the one in total control.
Rent for a 2 bedroom flat in the neighbourhood ranges between 200-250k but the big question is " Is it proper to treat existing tenants the same way as a new Tenant based on the going rate of a property and considering the fact that the rent was reviewed upward last year?".

Lawyers are the causes of some of the problems we have in this country. They are always fond of creating confusion for nothing. Some of them also aid corrupt fellows in this country by trying to argue cases that are not supposed to be argued.
Mind you, profession should not stop us from knowing what is wrong.

Still waiting for contribution.

Awaiting responses.

Dear Nairalanders!
I don't know if a topic like this has been created previously but I must say that I have been pushed to posting this due to what I'm experiencing at the moment.
I currently stay in a two(2) bedroom apartment in Akowonjo, Lagos State. I paid N170,000.00PA(2 year-rent) to secure it in 2009 while my rent was to expire in Nov 2011..
However, in July 2011, my Landlady informed me of her resolution to increase my rent to N200,000.00PA(to cover 2011/2012) an amount which I had to pay even after much plea.
I'm now surprised when she sent another letter of increment for the sum of N250,000.00PA(to cover 2012/2013) a condition which I find absord.
Meanwhile, I have consulted some Co-Tenants who also have a fare share of what I'm passing through & their opinion is that I should pay her the old rate of N200,000.00 and wait for court action.
What do you think about this and how often does not Landlord increase your house rent?.

Calling for what now?.

Tell them this will be your final bus stop and that you will like to retire with them.

I want to seek more challenges.

I will have mercy on whoever I chose to have mercy on.

When you are being asked "What are you even doing in your location,ow?".

texazzpete: What are the 'silly things' he's typing? Bible passages?

Even if someone's drunk, does that make him a 'drunkard'? Do you know the difference between those two words? Later now some of you boneheads will be complaining that you have not found employment.

Even if the man was a 'drunkard', is that enough for someone to post the photo on Nairaland for public ridicule? What happens when the photo moves around the internet and is being sent around to millions via Blackberry Message? Is the aim to destroy someone's life just because he made a mistake once?

Do you clowns know what is going on in the man's life? Do you know if he meant to drink a little for courage and then overdid it? Do you know if he has some tragedies he's nursing...hence the decision to turn to drink? Do you know if he can be helped?

No...you don't know if he can't be helped, do you, because contrary to all the nice bible passages you cr'etins read all the time, there's no ounce of love and compassion in your hearts. All you folks cared about was the urge to humiliate your fellow man, to turn up your nose and sneer at the boorish fellow.

The mere fact that everybody is faceless on this forum gives idiots like you the opportunity to address other people with foul languages.
Check my comment very well and the trend as a whole, you will see clearly where she attacked me.
How dare you think that I'm jobless. Why don't you check some of my posts before jumping into conclusion, about my person.

I can see that you are a Drunkard just like the man you are defending.
Who are you by the way?.
Simply because I told you a plain truth, you resorted to typing silly things just to create attention. Please have it at the back of your mind that it is sometimes better to remain silent on some issues rather than trying to justify everything no matter how wrong.
It is not compulsory that you contribute in every topic.

Sisi_Kill: Are you one of the graduates who failed Acidtalk's primary school test because I have no clue what the hell you are on about?



The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”



@ Stupor
Can't you just see the Priest say. . ."Abeg, Abeg me I don't have time for this, I have important business to take care of."

Cant't you just see the Levite saying "Well I am not the only one helping. At least me I didn't laugh at him like the priest that just walked by.

How encouraging will the story had been if you the point of your thread (since you felt a need to open) was about how you saw your fellow brother passed out from being drunk and sensing the grave danger he might be you helped him out? Think about it!!

You didn't even try to wake him. . .splash water on his face, slap him upside the head, anything even though you knew why he was there in the first place. . .to take the all important test you were also taking. Wait, could it be that you happy that there is one less person to compete with? After all by your own admission he was very intelligent and he spoke well. Hmmmm.

The reason I brought the Bible into this is because if I remember correctly you were the one of the people listing the churches that can lead someone to hell fire. How about Behaviors that do the same? You wanna tackle that one?

Sisi_Kill: God Bless you!! I don't know who died and made him public police.

Do you know what you can't put your finger on? His COLD-HEARTEDNESS. You see. . . a normal person, who sees another helplessly sprawled out like that (especially someone he claimed he chatted with and was "endeared to" ), would seek help for him first but not this one. . .nope, the first that came to mind was taking a picture and posting it on Nairaland yet he expects us to believe he did it as a form public service. How about a service to your fellow human being? I yell ya, sometimes some people need not look too far to know the reason they are in their present situation.Hypocrite.

Why are you talking like this?. I guess you are not a straight-forward person considering your blind stance on this subject matter.
You are supporting what is not.

July 31, 2012 by Eniola Akinkuotu 57 Comments

Oladujoye and items recovered from him.
| credits: Eniola Akinkuotu
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Dare Oladujoye, a driver with Zenith Bank, for allegedly being in possession of 19 Guaranty Trust Bank ATM cards and the sum of N652, 000.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspect was using the cards to withdraw money from an ATM at Ogba branch of GTB when a security guard raised the alarm.

The Commissioner of Police for the state police command, Mr. Umar Manko, said as of the time of his arrest, the suspect had withdrawn N652, 000 from the ATM.

Manko said, “On July 26, 2012, around 8:30pm, there was a distress call that there was commotion at GTB, Ogba branch. On getting there, the suspect was seen with 19 ATM cards.

“He is an employee of Zenith Bank and we wondered what he was doing with the 19 cards. He was arrested and as of the time of his arrest, he had cashed N652, 000. The matter is under investigation.”

The suspect however denied stealing the ATM cards. He said whenever he lent people money, he would collect their ATM cards as collateral and return them after payment.

He said, “I usually loan people money and I’ve been doing it for over a year. Whenever I loan people money, I will collect their ATM cards and their Personal Identification Numbers. When they repay me, I return their cards to them.

“However, if they don’t pay me back in cash, I go to withdraw money from their accounts through the ATM.”

When quizzed on where he got the money which he lent people, he said he was into various kinds of businesses.

He also said he had friends in the banking sector who helped him with funds.

He said, “I am a very hard working person. I joined Zenith Bank as a driver over three years ago and in less than a year, I bought a tricycle which I leased to another driver that gives me returns on a regular basis.

“The following year, I bought two tricycles bringing the total number to three. I make N150,000 monthly from the tricycles and N60,000 from my salary. I also get credit facilities through my connections in the banking sector.

“On the day I was arrested, I went to withdraw money on Thursday night with some of the cards when a security guard raised the alarm. I did not steal those cards. I know the owners of the cards and I have their numbers on my phone.”

Meanwhile, the command has warned members of the public to be very careful when buying vehicles so as not to buy stolen ones.

The warning became imperative following the arrest of two mechanics who allegedly received six stolen vehicles and even sold some to members of the public.

Manko said buyers could sense stolen vehicles by their cheap prices.

It was learnt that on July 7, 2012, Sunday Okoduwa came with a report that his car was stolen on Victoria Island.

Policemen later traced the car to a workshop in Agidingbi and arrested a man identified simply as Abdusalam, who in turn claimed that he bought it from one Idowu Adegboyega.

PUNCH Metro learnt that when Adegboyega was arrested and could not give a satisfactory explanation, his house was searched and some documents were found which led to the recovery of six other vehicles.

A police source said, “When we searched the suspect’s house, some documents were recovered which led to the recovery of six other vehicles.

“All the vehicles were registered in the name of one Oti Olusekola Jacob, who is believed to belong to the gang of armed robbers in Lagos.”

In a related development, the police have arrested 12 armed robbery suspects.

Police authorities said the suspects belonged to a syndicate that specialised in snatching vehicles from the owners at gunpoint.

The police alleged that the suspects operated in Ikorodu where they robbed and also sold vehicles.

According to the police, Ahmed Abdullahi, Azeez Abiodun, Olusoga Taiwo, Wasiu Azeez and Dele Balogun are among the suspects arrested.

It was learnt that three of the suspects, Adebiyi Mafimisesin, Lekan Aibinuomo and Okalawon Akinpelu; were receivers of stolen vehicles, which were either Toyota or Honda products.

A police source said, “The case emanated from Ikorodu Police Station and was reported on June 20, 2012 by a complainant who was attacked and robbed of his Toyota Sienna Space bus.

“We swung into action and we discovered where they keep stolen vehicles and sell to buyers. We recovered six vehicles; Toyota Sienna, Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and two others.

“We also recovered single-barrelled locally-made shotguns and 24 live cartridges and one expended cartridge.”

http://www.punchng.com/metro/bank-driver-arrested-with-19-atm-cards-n652000/