A 48-year old native doctor has been arrested and
charged before Ejigbo Magistrate's court for allegedly
defrauding a 70-year old jilted woman.
The woman, Grace Dinah, had contacted the native
doctor to prepare her love potion that will enable her
win back her husband after years of separation in Lagos
State, western Nigeria.
The Osun State-born Akin Babalola allegedly collected
N500,000 from Grace under false presence of preparing
the love potion for her.
Instead of Babalola keeping his own part of the bargain,
he allegedly duped the septuagenarian, claiming he
could not prepare such medicine which might cause the
death of her estranged husband.
Though Dinah denied that he asked Babalola to prepare
love potion for her, saying she was merely duped, a
police source said there was suspicion about a failed
transaction between them.
P.M.NEWS gathered from Dinah that her husband
dumped her and her children and married another
woman some years ago, leaving only her to raise the
children.
She said the strange woman her husband married made
him not to remember her own children.
On his part, Babalola told our reporter that he
specialises in preparing love medicine and solve other
spiritual problems and most of his clients are those who
have broken homes and marriages which he uses his
spiritual powers to restore back.
Trouble started after Dinah asked Babalola to refund
her money since he did not fulfill their agreement. He
refused to refund the N500,000, threatening to expose
her if she asked for the money again.
She went to Igando Police Division and reported that
Babalola defrauded her under false pretence.
Babalola was arrested and taken to the station where he
told the police that he collected the money and did not
continue with their initial agreement because it involved
human life.
The police charged Babalola to court on a three-count
charge of felony, obtaining under false pretence and
stealing under the Criminal Code.
He pleaded not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mrs.
M.B. Folami granted him bail in the sum of N200,000
with two sureties in like sum.
Source: PmNews
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