LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Five men have been arraigned before the Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly possessing and displaying two bags of fake U.S. dollars and pound sterling.
The defendants, identified as Francis Omwukei, 26; Kingsley Ude, 33; Umar Idris, 37; Andrew Eyo, 27; and Bright Ahamefula, 26, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, possession of fake foreign currency, and breach of public peace.
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ASP Rita Momah, the prosecutor, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on 9 August, in the White Sand area of Ijora, Lagos State.
Momah alleged that the defendants gathered under the Ijora Bridge and publicly displayed two bags of fake dollars and pounds sterling.
She added that they also displayed Cannabis Sativa (hemp).
The alleged offences contravene sections 168, 329, and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Chief Magistrate, Adeola Olatubosun, ordered that the defendants be kept in custody for seven days pending the advice of the state director of public prosecutions.
Olatubosun adjourned the case until 23 August, 2023, for mention.