Martin Ogiator and Wuraola Ogiator were charged by the police on Thursday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly robbing one Uchenna Ademiluyi of N71.3m.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the defendants were charged with conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating, and misappropriation on four counts.

But they entered a not guilty plea to the accusation.

Ademiluyi, a resident of 36 Drive, Prince and Princess Estate, Kaura, Abuja, reported the incident at a police station, according to police prosecutor Umoh Inah, who testified in court.

Inah said that the pair, who live in Lokogoma’s Efab Estate, fraudulently obtained the money through their bank accounts.

He claimed that the money was obtained by the defendants under the false pretense that they would carry out contracts with various federal government entities.

The offences violated the terms of Sections 97, 312, and 309 of the Penal Code, he continued.

The accused were granted bail in the amount of N20m apiece with two sureties in the same amount by the magistrate, Abdulmajid Oniyangi.

The sureties were required by Oniyangi to be residents of the court’s territorial authority and to be self-sufficient.

He commanded the sureties to provide their most recent employment, confirmation, and promotion letters.

The magistrate ruled that if the sureties are business owners, they must register their companies with the Corporate Affairs Commission and provide the court registrar with copies of their tax clearance certificates.

He postponed the matter until June 5.