Man in court for allegedly obtaining N1.2m under false pretence

Fraud
By Moronke Boboye
Ikeja, June 14, 2024 (NAN) The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 47-year-old aluminum fabricator, Aderemi Olanrewaju, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N1.2 million from his customer under false pretence.
The defendant, who resides at Ayobo area of Lagos, is being tried for obtaining money under false pretence, stealing and causing breach of peace.
The Prosecutor, DSP Clara Olagbayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Dec. 23, 2023 at No. 3, Wole Balogun St., Ayobo, Lagos.
Olagbayi said that the defendant obtained N1.2 million from Mr Uchendu Onwutuebe, the complainant, on the pretence that he would fabricate aluminum doors and windows for him.
He, however, said that the defendant neither delivered on his promise nor refunded the money collected from the complainant.
The offences, according to the prosecutor, contravene Sections 168, 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Odubayo, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000, with two sureties in like sum.
Odubayo adjourned the case till June 28 for mention. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa and ‘Wale Sadeeq