Businessman charged with N3m fraud
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Fraud
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Feb. 14, 2018 (NAN) A 45-year-old businessman, Adebisi Adeniyi, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a man of N3million.
Adeniyi, a resident of Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos, is accused of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing.
The Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, said the accused committed the offences in July 2017, at Olowu Street, Ogba, Lagos.
He said that the accused obtained N3million belonging to Mr Adeoye Ajala.
“The accused collected the money from the complainant with pretext of sourcing for state government contract from Niger, Osun, Kogi and Sokoto States,” the prosecutor said.
Ayorinde said that the accused, who approached the complainant claiming to be a representative of Arch Technology International Ltd, presented some documents to convince him that he had secured the contract.
“The accused presented relevant documents to convince and obtain the money from the complainant.
“It was later discovered that those documents were forged, and based on the discovery, the accused was arrested and handed over to the police,” he said.
The offences contravened Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 314 prescribes 15 years jail term for obtaining money under false pretences.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.J. Awope, said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
She adjourned the case until Feb. 21, for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Tayo Ikujuni/Oluwole Sogunle