Justice Deinde Dipeolu fixed the date after listening to arguments from both the defence and prosecution during proceedings at the court’s Ikoyi division.
Seeking bail for the defendant, her lawyer, P.I. Nwafuru, told the court that the application, filed on May 15, 2026, was supported by a six-paragraph affidavit and five exhibits. He urged the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms while the trial continues.
The application was opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Counsel to the Commission, Suleiman Suleiman, informed the court that the anti-graft agency had responded with a 28-paragraph counter-affidavit sworn to by investigating officer Bufa Regina Okangbe.
“We rely on all the depositions contained therein and the exhibits attached.
“At some point during the course of the investigation, the defendant stopped honouring invitations extended to her by the Commission.
“We urge Your Lordship not to accede to the request of the defence and instead order an accelerated hearing of the matter,” Suleiman submitted.
Following arguments from both sides, Justice Dipeolu reserved ruling on the bail application until June 9.
Earlier in the proceedings, the prosecution opened its case by calling EFCC investigator Bufa Regina Okangbe as its first witness.
Testifying before the court, Okangbe explained that investigations involving bank records, property documents and witness statements allegedly showed that the defendant received N36 million from a petitioner for a property she did not own.
She said the EFCC began investigations after receiving a petition, which was assigned to her team. According to her, a Bank Verification Number (BVN) search linked several bank accounts to the defendant.
“Following this, letters of investigation were sent to the banks, while another letter was forwarded to the Lagos State Land Bureau to determine whether the property belonged to the defendant.
“The Commission also wrote to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) regarding the defendant’s company, Break or Makeup Limited.
“After analysing the defendant’s statements of account, she was invited to the Commission’s office and confronted with transactions traced to her and the petitioner.”
The witness told the court that the defendant later made statements under caution in the presence of her husband and lawyer, during which she allegedly admitted receiving N30 million from the petitioner.
Okangbe further testified that findings from the Lagos State Land Bureau showed that ownership of the disputed property rested with one Tunbosun Osobu and not the defendant.
According to the witness, Osobu was subsequently invited by the Commission and appeared with his son and legal representative. She said he confirmed leasing the property to the defendant for three years, with the original lease expiring in 2023 before being renewed in 2025.
The witness also stated that the petitioner provided investigators with a tenancy acquisition form and a lease agreement allegedly signed between the petitioner and the defendant.
During the trial, the prosecution tendered several documents through the witness, including the original petition, statements allegedly made by the defendant, tenancy documents, and bank records belonging to both parties.
The defence objected to the admissibility of the defendant’s statements, arguing that there was no indication a legal practitioner was present during their recording and that no video evidence of the process had been produced.