A 44-year-old businessman identified as Tosin Ayoola, who allegedly defrauded a woman to the tune of N630,000 under false pretence, was Wednesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The Prosecutor, Insp. Uche Simon told the court that the accused, whose address was unknown, obtained the amount with the false intention of helping one Mrs Bukola Adio to construct an ice block machine.
Simon said that the accused, who is being tried for fraud and stealing, fraudulently tricked the lady to obtain N630,000.
The prosecutor said the offences were committed on August 11, 2015, at 13, Alaafia Crescent, Ipaja, Lagos. According to him, the offences contravened Sections 285 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Simon said, “The accused, after negotiation for the machine collected N630,000 and was nowhere to be found again.
“All efforts made by the complainant to get the accused to construct the machine or retrieve her money proved unsuccessful,” the prosecutor noted, stating that Section 312 provides that if convicted of fraud, the accused is liable to 15 years imprisonment.
The accused however pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Mrs Y.R. Phinero granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to January 25, 2016 for mention.
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