Four arraigned over alleged conspiracy to defraud Tiwa Savage

Four people were arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday for allegedly threatening the life of singer Tiwa Savage.

Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, and Michael Rodolphe are the defendants.

They were arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun by the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, on three counts of conspiracy, intent to defraud, and threat to life.

The defendants allegedly committed the crime on or before April 13, 2023, according to prosecutor Idowu Oshubure.

The document containing the charges reads partly, “That you, Eniola Adeniyi, Donatus Osabanumonu, Idorenyi Okon, Michael Rodolphe, and others at large on or before April 13, 2023, in Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of Lagos, in this honourable court, with intent to commit the offence, fraudulently conspired among yourselves to conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, to the annoyance of one Tiwa Savage and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

“That you, on the aforementioned date within the same court jurisdiction, with intent to defraud, did fraudulently sent messages to one Tiwa Savage through phone no 09061665942 which caused her reasonable apprehension of threat to her life, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(3) of the Cyber Crime Prohibition Prevention Act, 2015.”

However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Magistrate Olatunbosun, after going through their case file and the consent of the prosecutor who did not object to bail, granted the suspects bail in the sum of N300,000 with one responsible surety each in like sum.

Olatunbosun adjourned the case to May 31, 2013, for mention.