A 36-year-old man, Olusegun Ogunbamiwo, was on Thursday docked in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly to swindling an accounts officer of N510,000.
Ogunbamiwo, whose address was not provided, is charged with obtaining under false pretences, breach of peace and theft.
The Prosecution Counsel, Adegeshin Famuyiwa, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Sept. 30, 2022 at No 10, Unity close Owode Elede area of Ikorodu in Lagos State.
Famuyiwa said that the defendant allegedly collected N510,000 from the complainant, Mr Mathew Okonnor, an accounts officer of Union bank.
The prosecutor added that the defendant also conduct himself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by fraudulently obtaining the money.
The offencxe, she said, contravenes the provisions of sections 168(a), 314 and 287(7)of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mr A.O Ogbe, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
Ogbe adjourned the case until March 30 for mention.
Meanwhile, a 35-year-old mechanic, Garba Usman, was on Thursday remanded in a correctional centre, by a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing a tricycle worth N1.2m.
Usman, whose residential address was not given, is charged with conspiracy, breach of trust and theft.
Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, gave the order after the prosecution counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that investigation into the matter was ongoing.
Emmanuel adjourned the case until March 30 for hearing.
Earlier, the prosecutor told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offence on Feb. 16, at about 10 a.m. in Rigasa area of Kaduna.
He said that the complainant(, Zubairu Haruna gave the defendant a brand new tricycle on hire purchase and warned him not to give any other person.
However, he said, the defendant breached the agreement they had and conspired with two others to steal the complainant’s tricycle, claiming that it was stolen by gunmen.
The offence, he said, is punishable under Sections 233, 287 and 271 Kaduna State Penal Code.
Usman pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him by the police.
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