A 51-year-old building contractor based in Epe, Lagos, Osamuyime Osula, has been remanded in custody for allegedly defrauding two women of N182 million.
Osula was arrested by officers from the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force following a petition filed by the victims, Onuoha Denzel Kelechi and Enoredia Oronsaye.
According to police reports, Osula collected the substantial sum from the women under the pretense of constructing a high-standard house for them in the Epe area. However, the contractor allegedly delivered a substandard building that did not justify the amount paid.
Upon receiving the petition, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) for Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Fayoade, ordered the immediate arrest of Osula.
After thorough investigations led by Inspector Charles Abikoje, the contractor was charged with multiple offences, including obtaining money by false pretences, fraud, and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.
During the arraignment at the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, sitting at the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos Island, Police Prosecutor Stephen Molo informed the court that the offences were committed between 2022 and 2024 in the Mojoda area of Epe.
