A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to 14 years’ imprisonment each for fraud involving N67.6 million.
Justice Mojisola Dada delivered the judgment on Monday, November 2, 2026, after finding the defendants guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money by false pretence brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court also ordered the restitution of N67,659,592 to the petitioner, Olusola Odemuyiwa.
The case arose from the alleged fraudulent sale of a property at No. 19, Murtala Mohammed Way, Ebute Meta, Oyingbo, Lagos, in 2010. The prosecution told the court that the defendants falsely represented that they had the authority of the legitimate beneficiaries of the estate of late Dr Moshood Babatunde Odemuyiwa to sell the property.
In his judgment, Justice Dada held that the EFCC had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court sentenced the defendants to three years for conspiracy, one year for stealing and 10 years for obtaining money by false pretence. They were, however, discharged on the fourth count bordering on forgery.
The judge further ordered that the sentence of the first defendant be suspended until he is apprehended. The defendants had pleaded not guilty during their arraignment, while the prosecution called three witnesses and tendered documentary evidence in support of its case.
