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The Inspector General of Police has filed five count charge of conspiracy and fraudulent conversion against a Lagos business man ADETOLA ADEKUNLE BEJIDE and his company PENTOVILLE LUXURY PROPERTIES LIMITED.

The filing of the charge was sequel to a petition written to the Inspector General of Police by a Lagos lawyer Rose Adima on behalf of a Limited liability company HAMMOUD CONSTRUCTING AND CONTRACTING LIMITED, complaining of criminal breach of trust, cheating, fraud and embezzlement of $ 5,413,368,000 US Dollar against Adetola Adekunle Bejide and his company.

In a five-count charge filed before a Federal high court in Lagos, by Police Legal officer, Barrister M. A.Animashaun from the Legal/Prosecution Section, force Criminal Investigation Department Alagbon Ikoyi,Lagos,it was allegedly stated that Adetola  Adekunle Bejide,Pentoville Luxury Properties and others now at large sometime in 2021 at Banana island Victoria Island Ikoyi Lagos by false pretense to purchase and registered a property in the name of HAMMOUD CONSTRUCTING and CONTRACTING LIMITED and OAK PROPERTY LIMITED  with intent to defraud collected total sum of $3,390,000 from one SAID HUSSEIN HAMMOUD.

However, the defendants purchased and registered the property in the name of his company Pentoville Luxury Properties Limited.

The two defendants were also alleged to have by false pretense promise to develop a vacant Land owned by Diamond Oak Properties Limited lying and situate at plot 26, Block iii, Oniru Chieftaincy Lay out, Victoria Island, Lagos state into Block of Luxury flats collected $1,523,368.00 from Said Hussein, but converted same to his personal use.

The offences alleged to have been committed by Adetola Adekunle Bejide and his company Pentoville are contrary to and punishable section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance fee and other fraud related offences Act 2006 and section 390 of the Criminal code Act laws of the Federation 2004

The presiding Judge, Justice Musa Kakaki has fixed 12th of November,2024, when the defendants would be arraigned.