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Lagos, Feb. 22, 2017 (NAN) A 47-year-old man, Akomolafe Olajide, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly commiting N300,000 fraud.
“The accused collected N300,000 from the complainant, Mr Ayodele Adewale, claiming to be a travel agent; a representation which he knew to be false.
“The accused disappeared after collecting the money and efforts to track him down failed.
“He was, however, sighted over a year later by the complainant and was apprehended,” the prosecutor, Sgt. Edet Akadu told the court.
The accused, whose residential address was not provided, is being tried for stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.
According to the prosecutor, the accused committed the offences sometime in July 2015, at GT Bank, Mushin, in Lagos.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 278 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Stealing under Section 278 attracts three years imprisonment, while obtaining under false pretence can earn an offender as much as 15 years in jail.
The accused, however, entered a `not guilty’ plea.
The Magistrate, Mr E. O. Ogunkanmi, granted the accused N100,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to March 16, for mention. (NAN)
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