
INDIAN BUSINESSMAN CHARGED FOR N816M FRAUD
By Leke Yusuf
The trial of one Chandra Singh, an Indian, for an alleged N816,361,386.75 fraud before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos could not continue as scheduled toda,, due to the absence of the defence counsel, Hassan Olanrewaju.
Singh was, on November 24, 2022, arraigned on a 19-count charge bordering on retention of stolen property and bribery by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes CommissionEFCC.
The alleged offences are contrary to Section 328 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011, and Section 83 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
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