A 56-year-old customer, Lukman Raji, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, over an alleged N770,000 fraud.
Raji faced charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing, brought against him by the prosecutor, Inspector Elisha Tellang, to which he pleaded not guilty.
According to the prosecution, the defendant committed the offenses in May 2025 at the Ogunpa market in Ibadan after collecting 80 dozens of ready-made female head scarves worth N770,000 from the seller, Mrs. Omolara Oladimeji, under the false guise of making a bank transfer.
Tellang stated that the defendant failed to make the payment since 2025, thereby converting the funds to his own use in violation of Sections 419 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
Magistrate Mrs. Oluwaferanmi Raji granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until December 22 for mention.
