The woman, Grace Dinah, had contacted the native doctor to
prepare her love potion that will enable her win back her husband after years
of separation in Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The Osun State-born Akin Babalola allegedly collected
N500,000 from Grace under false presence of preparing the love potion for her.
Instead of Babalola keeping his own part of the bargain, he
allegedly duped the septuagenarian, claiming he could not prepare such medicine
which might cause the death of her estranged husband.
Though Dinah denied that he asked Babalola to prepare love
potion for her, saying she was merely duped, a police source said there was
suspicion about a failed transaction between them.
P.M.NEWS gathered from Dinah that her husband dumped her and
her children and married another woman some years ago, leaving only her to
raise the children.
She said the strange woman her husband married made him not
to remember her own children.
On his part, Babalola told our reporter that he specialises
in preparing love medicine and solve other spiritual problems and most of his
clients are those who have broken homes and marriages which he uses his
spiritual powers to restore back.
Trouble started after Dinah asked Babalola to refund her
money since he did not fulfill their agreement.
He refused to refund the
N500,000, threatening to expose her if she asked for the money again.
She went to Igando Police Division and reported that
Babalola defrauded her under false pretence.
Babalola was arrested and taken to the station where he told
the police that he collected the money and did not continue with their initial
agreement because it involved human life.
The police charged Babalola to court on a three-count charge
of felony, obtaining under false pretence and stealing under the Criminal Code.
He pleaded not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mrs.
M.B. Folami granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like
sum.
He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will
fulfill the bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned till 18 May, 2015 for mention.
He has now been locked up. Serves him right.
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