Alleged N67.7M Theft: Court Adjourns Ex-Dental Agency Registrar’s Trial Till March 28

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, adjourned the trial of Olayinka Olaiya, who is being prosecuted for an alleged N67.7m fraud, till March 28, 2022 for continuation of trial.

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Olaiya was arraigned on March 19, 2020, by the EFCC, on a seven-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of N67,760,000 (Sixty-seven Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira).

The defendant allegedly stole the money whilst being the Registrar of Dental Technology Registration Board.