Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court
sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, July 10, 2025, convicted and sentenced
one Peter Nwogu, also known as Dr. NDC Peters, to 17 years imprisonment
for property fraud to the tune of N78.7m.
He was arraigned alongside his company, DSCL Services
Consulting Limited, on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, on a 20-count charge
bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dishonoured
cheques before Justice K.A.Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja,
Lagos by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos .
Peters allegedly placed advertisements for lease of
property in newspapers and a couple of other publications, using the name of
his outfits, Diplomatic Service Consultancy Limited and Christian Defence
Fellowship, a non-governmental organization.
Subsequently, he allegedly collected money from
various people under the pretext of letting properties to them, which he never
did.
One of the counts reads, “Nwogu Peter (a.k.a. Dr.
N.D.C. Peters) and DSCL Services Consulting Limited, on or about the 16th day
of February, 2009, in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, by false
pretence, and with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N5,400,000 (Five
Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) by false pretence from Mrs. Christie
Abutu-Obiozo by falsely representing to her that the said sum represented two
years rent in respect of your property measuring three-bedroom flat with one-room
boys-quarter lying, and being situate at No. 4 Kingsley Emu Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos,which
representation you know to be false”.
When the charges were read to him, he pleaded “not
guilty”, thereby leading to his full trial.
During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Babatunde
Sonoiki, tendered several documents that were admitted as evidence by the
court.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Ogunsanya found the
defendant guilty as charged and sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment, without
an option of fine.
He was also ordered to restitute the complainants.
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