A Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced an Italian woman, Floriana De Stefani, to three years’ imprisonment for laying claim to property belonging to a company, Waterside Properties Limited.
One of the amended charges read, “That you, Floriana De-Stefani, sometime in 2015, within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this honourable court, dishonestly converted for your use property known and situated at No.14A/B Warring Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, property of Waterside Properties Limited.
Another count read, “That you, Floriana De-Stefani, sometime in 2015 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this honourable court, with dishonest intention, forged documents titled, ‘Deed Of Assignment’ dated 1983, allegedly prepared by Rosamond O. Bakare: purported to have been entered between Mr E.A. Lowo on behalf of Waterside Properties Limited, on the first part, and late Lucas Signorelli and Mrs Floriana De-Stefani, on the second part.
Justice Dada also ordered the release of the property to Waterside Properties Limited within three weeks.Lagos courtAll rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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