A 45-year-old native doctor, Jamiu Alao, was on Monday
charged with defrauding two men of N21.1 million and attempted murder at an
Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.
Mr. Alao, who lives at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun, is facing charges of
conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and attempted murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
But the prosecutor, Innocent Odugbo, told the court that Mr.
Alao committed the offences with others still at large sometime in April at
Mayfair Estate, Ajah in Lekki.
He said the native doctor collected N3million from one Raimi
Oluwaseyi under the guise of giving him spiritual protection.
The prosecutor said the accused had on April 8 at Ijabi
Quarters, Ijebu-Ode, also collected $116,000 (N19.1million) from Mr. Oluwaseyi
and one David Orji on the pretext of protecting them spiritually.
“The native doctor gave the complainants a substance to
drink for spiritual protection and directed that it should be consumed at a
residence in Lagos.
“Orji and Oluwaseyi drank the substance which turned out to
be an acid,” Mr. Odugbo said.
According to Odugbo, the complainants had to travel abroad
to seek urgent medical attention for internal injuries they received.
He said the offences contravened Sections 228(2), 312 and
409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 228 (2)
recommends life imprisonment for attempted murder.
The Magistrate granted the native doctor bail in the sum of
N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The case was adjourned to June 30 for mention.
(NAN)
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