Suspected fake dancing promoter, Damilola Joseph sent to prison

The suspected fake dancing promoter, Damilola
Joseph sent to prison.

The Police at Lion Building Division, Lagos Island,
western Nigeria have arrested a 23-year-old
suspected fake dancing promoter, Damilola Joseph
for allegedly obtaining seven phones from six
women to qualify them for a dancing competition
at a hotel on Victoria Island.

Police alleged that after the suspect collected the
expensive phones from the victims, he sold them
off and escaped.
Police said nemesis caught up with the suspect
when the victims reported the incident to the DPO
in charge of Lion Building division, Lagos Island,
CSP Anthonia Tanaruno.
Following the report, the DPO directed a team led
by Inspector Elegbede Oluranti to fish out the
suspect anywhere he may be found and the
suspect was traced and arrested at a hotel on
Lagos Island.

The suspect was arraigned before an Igbosere
Magistrates’ court on a six-count charge of felony
to wit: stealing.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Ingonbo Emby,
informed the court that the accused deceived the
complainants that he was a dancing competition
promoter at a hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos and
he tricked and collected seven expensive phones
from them to qualify them for a dancing
competition.

Emby told the court that the accused collected
Infinix Hot note phone valued at N30,000 and
N10,000 cash from Sarah Ononiwu at Tokunbo
street, Lagos Island, Samsung Galaxy phone
valued at N70,000 and N7,000 cash from Ibukun
Oluwa Yusuf at Down Town Hotel, 91, Olushi
Street, Lagos Island, Infinix Hot note phone valued
at N30,000 and N5,000 cash from Esther Richard
at Down Town Hotel, 91 Olushi Street, Lagos
Island.

Emby said the accused also collected Q10 phone
valued at N46,000 from Oluwakemisola Okeseyin at
Down Town Hotel, 91, Olushi street,Lagos Island, a
phone valued at N15,000 from Judith Ezulike at
Crown Inn Hotel, 40, Bamgbose Street, Lagos
Island and iphone 5S valued at N135,000 and
Camon C8 phone valued at N26,000 from Ajand
Damilola at New World Hotel, Hawley street, Lagos
Island to qualify them for a dancing competition
which did not materialize.

Emby noted that the offences the accused
committed are punishable under section 285 of the
criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused, however, denied the allegation in the
open court and Magistrate Mr. Balogun admitted
him to bail in the sum of N300,000 with two
sureties in like sum.

Balogun adjourned the case till 15 January, 2016
for mention while the defendant was taken to Ikoyi
prison, Lagos pending when he will fulfill his bail
condition.