Following a petition in opposition to an actual property firm, INTERPOL has launched an investigation and frozen the belongings of 1 Odupaye Abimbola Joseph on grounds of alleged fraud.
OdupayeAbimbola Joseph and her firm, Tigers Property LLC, have been arraigned earlier than a Nassarawa Chief Justice of the Peace for allegedly acquiring N457m beneath false pretenses.
Different respondents within the go well with quantity M/185/2024 have been United Financial institution For Africa (UBA), Assured Belief Financial institution, Polaris Financial institution, Entry Financial institution, Eco Financial institution, Wema Financial institution, Constancy Financial institution, Abbey Mortgage Financial institution, First Financial institution and Toluwani Gideon Olisa.
The petitioner, by means of his counsel, Mr David Njoku, stated the actual property firm paid the sum of N467 million to Joseph and her firm for the acquisition of 4 models of a one-bedroom house of what they claimed was their Regina Tower Challenge in Dubai, to be the US. Arab Emirates.
Njoku argued that his shopper introduced a complete of 5 buyers who confirmed curiosity in buying the alleged property and deposited N467 million and US$300,500 into Joseph's account.
The lawyer stated that after parting with the massive quantity, his shopper was unable to acquire the paid-for property and Joseph continues to be at giant with the buyers' fund.
“It’s our humble opinion that our shopper, together with the buyers, has been defrauded by Abimbola Joseph and Tigers Property LLC.
“Many different harmless residents might be subjected to the identical if the matter will not be urgently addressed,” he stated.
Chief Justice of the Peace AbdulsalamAbubakar on January 19 ordered that on the ex-parte proposal of 1 Mr. AminuAbubakar and on the idea of the affidavit filed by ASP Ajulo Raphael of (Interpol) Pressure CID Annex Lagos, Constancy Financial institution, First Financial institution, Eco Financial institution, Polaris Financial institution, WemaBank, Abbey Mortgage Financial institution, Entry Financial institution, Assured Belief Financial institution and UBA should present the Commissioner of Police (Interpol) with the account particulars of Toluwani Gideon Olisa and OdupayeAbimbola Joseph.