The Lagos State Task Force has arraigned a fake female house agent, Mrs. Bukola Ayorinde, at a Lagos Mobile Mobile Court sitting at Bolade in Oshodi over fraud in Ikorodu.
Speaking on the arraignment, the Chairman of the Agency, Mr. Olayinka Egbeyemi stated that her arrest was effected after series of complaints from members of the public over some fake house agents obtaining a large sum of money from them and absconding.
Mr. Egbeyemi explained that the Agency acting on a petition received from public that was defrauded of the sum of N250.000 over securing an apartment for her aged mother at Millennium Estate Igbe in Ikorodu by the suspect.
According to him, after a thorough investigation, it was discovered that the suspect was the same person who had been defrauding innocent members of the public claiming to be house agent around Ikorodu axis.
Mr. Egbeyemi said Mrs. Bukola Ayorinde, however, pleaded ‘guilty’ to the three-count charge which necessitated an adjournment to Friday for a ‘fact and sentence’ judgment by the Magistrate
While appealing to members of the public to be wary of these criminal elements when securing accommodation in any parts of the State, the Mr. Egbeyemi confirmed that it was in line with the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu that the suspect be charged to court for prosecution.
Ifeoluwa Temitope
