The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Friday
charged an Italian, Floriana De Stefani, and a Nigerian Stella
Ndubusi Ogboru, with property fraud at an Ikeja Special Offences
Court.
De Stefani and Ogboru were arraigned before Justice Mojisola
Dada on a five-count charge of forgery and stealing of a property
belonging to a firm, Waterside Properties Ltd.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Mrs. Floriana De Stefani and
Stella Ndubusi Ogboru, sometime in the year 2015 at Lagos, with
dishonest intention, forged document titled, “Deed Of Assignment
Dated 1983 prepared By Rosamond O. Bakare”, purported to have been
entered between Mr. E.A. Abayomi Lowo on behalf of Waterside
Properties Ltd, on the first part and the late Luca Signorelli and
Mrs. Floriana De Stefani, on the second part.”
Both defendants pleaded “not guilty”.
EFCC counsel, Ahmed Yerima, asked for a trial date and prayed
the court to remand the defendants in prison.
But defence counsel, O. Adeola, opposed him and moved an
application for the defendants’ bail.
In a bench ruling, Justice Dada granted each defendant N250, 000
bail with one surety in the like sum, among other conditions.
They were also ordered to submit their international passports
to the EFCC, failure of which they should be remanded in
prison.
The defendants were also ordered to be released to their counsel
pending the determination of the case.
The case continues on May 6.
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