EFCC re-arrests convicted Italian for contempt of court

EFCC re-arrests convicted Italian for contempt of court

December 23, 2023 10:05 PM

According to the EFCC Spokesman, the Judge sentenced the Italian found guilty to 3 years in jail.

A file picture of EFCC authorities. [Punch]

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Spokesperson, Dele Oyewalestated this in a declaration on Friday in Abuja.

Oyewale stated the judge on Oct. 7, 2022, discovered De-Stefani guilty of utilizing incorrect files and fake seals to provide on herself ownership of a home.

He stated that the home came from a business, Waterside Properties Limited, an offense contrary to Section 366 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

According to him, Dada while providing judgment, sentenced the found guilty to 3 years in jail and likewise bought the release of the home on 14 A&B Warring Road (previously Bayo Kuku Road), Ikoyi, Lagos to Waterside Properties Limited within 3 weeks.

He stated that De-Stefani was, nevertheless, re-arrested on Dec. 19, 2023, for declining to leave the residential or commercial property bought for release to the business by the court.

“Following her arrest on Tuesday, she was likewise provided a notification by the Commission to abandon the home within 7 days or run the risk of legal actions.

“De-Stefani, together with Stella Ndubuisi Ogboju, was very first arraigned on March 30, 2019, on a five-count charge verging on forgery and stealing of a residential or commercial property coming from a business, Waterside Properties Limited.

“The charges were later on modified by the prosecution counsel, Ahmed Yerima, to a six-count charge,he stated.

He stated among the changed charges checked out:”That you, Floriana De-Stefani, at some point in 2015, within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this Honourable court, dishonestly transformed for your usage a residential or commercial property understood and located at No. 14A/B Warring Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, a home of Waterside Properties Limited.

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