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Court Remands Man Over Alleged N9m Fraud In Benue

A Makurdi Magistrate’s Court in Benue State has ordered the remand of a 50-year-old man, Vika Agyula, who allegedly duped his victim of N9 million on the pretext of selling him a Lexus RX350 2010 model SUV.

The defendant, whose residence is behind the Mobil filling station, Kanshio, Makurdi, Benue State, is facing charges of criminal breach of trust and advanced fee fraud.

The Magistrate, Cynthia Ikpe, however, did not take the plea of the defendant but ordered his remand at the Makurdi Correctional Centre pending further investigation.

Ms Ikpe subsequently adjourned the case until September 5 for further mention.

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Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Inedu Friday, told the court that the case was reported at the ‘A’ Division Police Station on May 2 by one Ameh John of Rufai Tarfix residence, old CBN Layout, Makurdi.

“The complainant stated that the defendant approached him on the pretext of selling a Lexus RX350 2010 model SUV to him,” the prosecutor said.

Mr Friday said that the defendant then defrauded the complainant of N9,000,000.00, converted it to his own personal use and absconded to an unknown destination.

He said that the police later traced the defendant to his residence behind Mobil filling station, Kanshio, Makurdi, Benue, and was arrested for the alleged offences.

The prosecutor said that the investigation was still in progress and asked the court for another date for mention.

He said the offences contravened Section 313 of the Penal Code Laws of Benue State 2004 and Section 1(3) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.

(NAN)

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