The incident happened at 96 Adeshina street, Ijeshatedo, Lagos where both reside and met.
According to police findings, Mr Akala allegedly deceived and obtained four vehicles -
two Toyota Camry, Toyota Sequire and Sienna bus - from his friend, late Obiora Samuel with the false pretence of assisting him to sell them. The landing cost of the items is estimated at N3million.
Obiora obliged him as a way of assisting him and handed the vehicles to him without the original papers following an arrangement that if he gets a buyer, he would release the paper to him for sale.
Obiora obliged him as a way of assisting him and handed the vehicles to him without the original papers following an arrangement that if he gets a buyer, he would release the paper to him for sale.
Unfortunately, few weeks after the transaction, Obiora suddenly died. After his demise, Akala cashed in on his death and forged the vehicle documents, sold them and escaped.
Unknown to him, the late Obiora duly informed his wife of the kind assistance he rendered to Mr. Akala before he died and gave her the original documents of those vehicles.
After the burial , the wife went to Mr. Akala to know whether he had sold any of the vehicles, he denied any transaction with her late husband who was his friend.
The matter was reported at Ijeshatedo police division and Akala was arrested and interrogated him.
During the interrogation, he opened up and revealed that he had sold the vehicles with forged documents and offered to refund the money which he still failed to fulfill.
Consequently, he was charged to court with three count charge of obtaining under false pretence, forgery and criminal conversion under the Criminal Code.
Unknown to him, the late Obiora duly informed his wife of the kind assistance he rendered to Mr. Akala before he died and gave her the original documents of those vehicles.
After the burial , the wife went to Mr. Akala to know whether he had sold any of the vehicles, he denied any transaction with her late husband who was his friend.
The matter was reported at Ijeshatedo police division and Akala was arrested and interrogated him.
During the interrogation, he opened up and revealed that he had sold the vehicles with forged documents and offered to refund the money which he still failed to fulfill.
Consequently, he was charged to court with three count charge of obtaining under false pretence, forgery and criminal conversion under the Criminal Code.
In court he pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Abass Abayomi urged the court to take note of the nature of the matter while granting him bail as he, Mr. Akala, had once written an undertaken but failed to comply.
Thus, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Adedayo granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum.
The court also ordered that 10 percent bond must be paid into Court registrar’s account.
Mr. Akala is now in prison and will remain there until he is able to meet his bail conditions. The matter was adjourned till December 16, 2015, for trial.
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