In Ogun Community, a monarch identified as Olu of Orile-Kemta, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuoso has been reportedly fought dirty against his en-stranged wife because of alleged assault and scam practices.
NATIONAL PANEL gathered that Halima Oniru had accused the traditional ruler of allegedly obtaining money from her under false pretence, among other allegations, which the monarch dismissed as a falsehood.
It was also gathered that the woman had earlier petitioned the Inspector General of Police through her Counsel, J. S Agada & Co., accusing the traditional ruler of fraudulently coming up with many business plans with an intention to swindle her company, Haleems Integrated Services Limited.
On Sunday, Oniru alleged that Oba Tejuoso had borrowed up to N150m from her on the pretence of “pursuing a chieftaincy title in Ogun State” she noted.
She alleged that the monarch had at one time presented to her forged receipts of some of the transactions so as to defraud her of a huge sum of money.
She further stated that her estranged husband used to beat her on any slight provocation, adding that he sent her out of her house since March without allowing her to pack her belongings.
“In the guise of doing certain kind of business, he continued to place incessant/continuous demand for monies running into hundreds of millions.
“We finally came together and were cohabiting as husband and wife. In the course of our being together, I got to know about these other sides of his fraudulent and numerous nefarious activities.
“As a result, I confronted him on same and as a result, he started beating and attempted killing me at any slighted opportunity and he finally pushed me out of the house without allowing me to carry any of my belongings from the house. There are pictures of the various degree of injuries inflicted on me by the suspect in the course of beating me and attempting to kill me.
“Tejuoso forged and doctored some receipts through which he defrauded me huge sum of monies on different occasion unnoticed. For example, on one occasion, the suspect collected the sum of N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) from me as the cost for buying an Excavator and after the purchase of same, he brought a forged receipt of payment bearing the sum of N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) only but when I investigated the said price from the original seller of the Excavator, it was discovered through the original receipt of payment issued in respect of the purchase, the same bears the sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) only against the doctored sum of N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) only which he claimed he bought the Excavator,” she said.
Reacting, Oba Tejuoso debunked the allegations saying the woman lied against him.
The Oba, who confirmed being aware of the petition, said the money he was owing Oniru was not up to N150million.
“On the N150million, we have been dragging this for 2years now. I told her to prove to me where she got the N150million from. Let me be frank with you, there has been money issue between me and Halima. I told her to calculate what she had taken, how much is left and how much I’m going to refund her. She has been running away from that, all she’s saying is that I’m owing her N150milion
“I got a contract from CCECC to supply sand, I had a site there and Halimat said she has one honourable who can bring money. Let me meet honorable, she did not let allow me to meet him. Eventually, she said she had brought money from the honourable for us to do business. She has sold all the excavator she said I bought for N10million and I gave her a receipt of N15million. Halima has not allowed me to work for one day that I bought those equipment. She sold the excavator, a pay loader, two Howo trucks, yet she said I’m owing her N150million,” the traditional stated.
