Friday 12 April 2013

Fake lieutenant arraigned for robbery

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A 24-year-old man, Michael Lawrence, was arraigned at Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for impersonating a Nigerian Army lieutenant to steal property worth about N7m.

The stolen items are a Lexus SUV, military uniform, wristwatch, BlackBerry and Microwave.
Lawrence was charged with eight counts of stealing, impersonation, armed robbery, among others.

 The charge reads in part, “That you Michael Oguezi, sometimes in November 2012 whilst armed with a gun and other dangerous weapons did rob one Lexus SUV with number plate MD600AAA valued at N3m, complete military uniform, (N90,000), wristwatch, (N20,000) as well as Nokia phone, Blackberry phone, Microwave oven, shoes, clothes, and a set of Sony television, all worth N243,000. These items belong to one lieutenant S.M. Sule.

“That you Michael Oguezi on January 8, at about 3.30pm at Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos whilst armed with a gun and other dangerous weapons did rob one Shangai Eclon saloon car with (registration number CD114I) Civil Defence complete  uniform, stethoscope valued at N45,000, UBA ATM card, driving licence and recording pen .”

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