34-Year Old Man Imprisoned Over Alleged Fraud

By Mariam Bello

An Osun State Magistrate  Court sitting  in Osogbo has ordered that Nurudeen Adewale, 34, be remanded in Ilesa prison custody over alleged fraud of N191,000.

Adewale was arraigned on a two-count charge bothering on fraud and theft pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Taiwo Adegoke, told the court that the accused person committed the offence sometimes between Nov. and Dec. 2017, at Osogbo metropolis.

Adegoke said the defendant attempted to defraud by issuing cheques of Wema Bank and Micro Finance Bank in Osogbo.

He further explained that the defendant knew he had no sufficient money in his account before he issued a cheque of N191,000 to Osun Microfinance bank.

According to the prosecutor, the cheque numbers issued by the accused person are 05026154 and 05026155 from his Wema Bank account and 035291363 of the Microfinance bank.

He said the defendant also stole the sum of N291,000 belonging to Micro Finance Bank before he was arrested after a tireless effort of Police detectives.

He submitted that the offence contravenes sections 1(1)(6) of the Dishonoured cheque Act D11,laws of the Federation of Nigeria and 390(9) of the criminal code cap 34 vol.11 laws of Osun,2003.

The plea of the defendant was not taken as he was represented by Barrister Suleiman Abayomi

The magistrate, Mrs Adebukola Awodele, ordered the accused person to be remanded in Ilesha prison custody due to the magisterate of the offence committed.

The case was adjourned to May 28 for mention.