A 31-year-old man, Akintade Oluwole, was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State over an alleged N75,000 fraud.
Oluwole faced a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and causing a breach of the peace, to which he pleaded not guilty.
According to the prosecutor, ASP E.O. Adaraloye, the defendant committed the offenses on September 3 at Unity Street, Ayetoro, Ota, after fraudulently collecting N75,000 from one Deborah Aderoju under the guise of delivering the money to an Ikeja Electric staff member.
Adaraloye told the court that Oluwole failed to remit the funds and instead converted the money to his personal use, contravening Sections 249(d) and 419 of the Criminal Law of Ogun State, 2006.
Magistrate Mrs. O.O. Fadairo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum—who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and provide proof of employment and state tax payment—and adjourned the case until November 23 for hearing.
