
The four suspects are identified as Abayomi Adekanbi Abiola,Isiaka Adegoke Adedeji,Awonubi Abayomi and George Ikpekhia,were arraigned alongside Emirates Airlines,Pathfinders international LTD and Nigeria Aviation Handling company LTD.The accused persons were arraigned on eleven count charge of stealing,fraud,obtaining money under false pretence,willful destruction of evidence and failure to report an international transfer fraud.The accused persons were alleged to have on the 19th of December 2007,at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport Lagos state,stole four bags with tag number EK 428682,EK 428683,EK 650162,EK 650161,containing the sum of $1.6 million,belonging to PArince Chuikem Orji,on the promise of keeping them intact for onward delivery to him at Guangzhou,China.They were also alleged to have conspired together to fraudulently defraud the victim of the four bags containing the said amount by willfully destroying the evidences through deletion of baggage details in their system with an intent to prevent it from being used in evidence against them.The accused persons pleaded not guilty at the Federal High Court in Lagos,and the Judge granted them bail in the sum of N5million with one surety each.The case was adjourned till May 25,2015 for trail.
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