A 32-year-old girl identified as Loveth Alo Helen who made a fake testimony at the Zion Prayer Movement Outreach, Lagos concerning taking photograph near a duplex and claiming she owned it, has been arraigned in Court.
She was arraigned on Tuesday at a Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu North Magistrate District and presided over by S.O. Chukwuani on a 4-count charge bordering on defamation, conspiracy, felony and false pretence. Her arraignment followed an earlier complaint made to the police by owners of the duplex.
Helen was accused of false pretence with intent to defraud and present herself as the owner of a 5-Bedroom Duplex situate at Plot 16 WTC Estate, Enugu belonging to one Arch. Emmanuel Asogwa.
After the 4-count charges were read to Helen, she pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the Magistrate, S.O Chukwuani admitted her to one-million-naira bail and a person with three years tax clearance.
The case which was between the commissioner of Police and Loveth Alo Helen was adjourned till April 9th, 2025, for proper hearing.
The charge sheet read inter alia : “That you Loveth Alo Helen ‘f’ on the 26th day of February, 2025 at Plot 16 WTC Estate, Enugu in Enugu North Magisterial District did by false pretence and with intent to defraud, present yourself as the owner of a Five (5) Bedroom Duplex situate at Plot 16 WTC Estate, Enugu belonging to one Arch. Emmanuel Asogwa ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 460 of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004.”
But speaking to journalists after her arraignment, the suspect restated that she did not arrange or discuss the testimony with anybody, nor did she collect anything from anybody. Helen maintained that she did not discuss it with anybody, maintaining that she did it as an act of faith with the hope that she will get it.
“I did the testimony claiming that I will get it, nobody arranged anything with me, I did not collect anything from anybody,” she stated.
According to her, before she made the testimony, she went for inspection of the house “which we are processing to get and I told them that I’m coming.” As of the time of filling this report, Helen was yet to meet her bail conditions.
