Blessing Chima, and Williams Chikamsy, two Lagos businesswomen have been arraigned by the police for alleged fraud.
In a four count Amended charge filed before before the federal high court in Lagos, the Police prosecuting counsel Barrister S.O. Ayodele, averred that the first defendant, Blessing Chima 47 was alleged to have obtained N75 million from one Lanre Afebuameh, under false pretence, while the second defendant William Chikamson Amsy was alleged to have received N140 million part of which belongs to Lanre Afebuameh
The offences alleged to have been committed by the two women are contrary to and punishable under sections 1(1), (c),1(3)of the Advance Fee Fraud and section 18(1) 2(d) of the Money Laundering Act.
The Amended charge as filed before the court by the Police Legal officer from Force Criminal Investigation Department Alagbon Lagos, Barrister S.O. Ayodele reads:
“That you Blessing Chima ‘F’ on the 4th and 5th day of July 2024, in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division of the Federal High Court,did by false pretense and with intent to defraud,obtained the sum of Twenty Five Million Naira (#25,000,000:00k) and the sum of Fifty Million Naira (#50,000,000:00k) respectively from one Mr Lanre Afebuameh under the guise of exchanging the aforementioned sum of money to Chinese Yen which you will send to his Clients in China, a representation you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1) (c) and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Frand and other related offences Act 2006, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
“That you Blessing Chima ‘F’ on the same date, time and place, and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, did steal the sum of Twenty Five Million Naira (#25,000,000:00k)and the sum of Fifty Million Naira (#50,000,000:00k) respectively from one Mr Lanre Afebuamch by converting same to your own personal use and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 383 and punishable under section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
“That you Williams Chikamson Amsy ‘F’ sometimes in 2024 received the sum of One Hundred and Forty Million Naira (#140,000,000:00k) part of which belongs to one Mr Lanre Afebuameh which was stolen from him by one Blessing Chima F’, and which you reasonably ought to have known that the aforementioned sum is proceed of crime but acquired, used, retained and took possession of the said amount and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(1) 2(d) of the Money Laundering(Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under section 3 of the same Act.
“That you Williams Chikamson Amsy ‘F’on the same date, time and place, and in the aforementioned Judicial Division, did conceal, removed from jurisdiction, transferred to nominees the sum of One Hundred and Forty Million Naira (#140,000,000:00k) part of which belongs to one Mr Lanre Afebuameh which was stolen from him by one Blessing Chima ‘F”, which you reasonably ought to have know or suspected the aforementioned Blessing Chima ‘F’ to have engaged in an unlawful activity, or reasonably ought to have known or suspected that the aforementioned sum of money directly or indirectly represents another person’s proceed and thereby commit an offence contrary to section 20 (a) & (b)of the Money Laundering (Prevention Prohibition) Act, 2022.
