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The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has arraigned four defendants before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for allegedly defrauding a television station, Galaxy TV, of over N16m.
The defendants, Bolanle Fasan, Bernard Nwosu, Omolara Oshin and Judith Ehiwario, were arraigned on seven counts of fraud before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo.
While Fasan was arraigned on seven counts, Nwosu was arraigned on three counts; Oshin and Ehiwario were arraigned on one count each.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following their plea, the prosecutor, Emmanuel Jackson, asked the court for a trial date, adding that the police had concluded investigation and had five witnesses and documents to prove the allegations against the defendants.