The police in Lagos has arraigned a 47-year-old businessman, Taiwo Oluyemi, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N410,000 from two females to process travel documents for them under false pretence.
The suspect was dragged before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, on Friday.
Oluyemi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
According to the prosecutor, Insp Sunday Bassey, Oluyemi committed the crime at Oluwapo Street, Alapere, Lagos on May 11.
Bassey told the court that the businessman defrauded one Seun Giwa of N40,000, while pretending to assist her her get police clearance to enable her to travel out of the country and also obtained the sum of N370,000 from another complainant, Juliet Onakhinor, under false pretence of assisting her to get a U.S Visa and other travelling documents.
The prosecutor claimed the defendant had, before then, been making marriage advances at one Folashade Owoeye, a friend to the two complainants, who then introduced them to him for assistance.
“The defendant had told Folashade that he would take her abroad and he needed someone that could sew clothes and make hair that he could take abroad for business.
“That was how the complainants were introduced to the defendant by their friend, unknown to them that he was a pretender who was out to defraud them,” the prosecutor said.
The offences, he said, are punishable under Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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The Magistrate, Mrs M.O Tanimola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the matter till Aug. 12, for further hearing.
Similarly, the Ekiti State Police Command, on Thursday, arraigned a 40-year-old woman, Funmilayo Aduloju, before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting a lady and injuring her in the process.
The defendant was dragged to court on one count of assault.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the court that “The defendant committed the offence on July 12 around 8.30p.m at the Ekute area of Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
“The defendant assaulted one Adetutu Abegunde by biting her with teeth on her left eye while fighting, which inflicted serious injury on her.
“The offence contravened Section 185 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.”
Okunade urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.