An Ondo State Magistrate Court has remanded a man, identified as Oni Samuel, for allegedly defrauding a commercial sex worker, Blessing Olaitan, of N120,000.
The court, on Thursday, ordered that the suspect remain in the custody of the correctional facility in Akure, the state capital.
Samuel was charged to court by men of the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The corps said that the accused committed the crime on March 1, 2023, at the Alagbaka axis of the Akure metropolis.
According to Olaitan, after having sex with her on a particular night, Samuel allegedly collected the sum of N80,000 from her.
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Furthermore, she told the court that the accused had, on that night, promised to transfer the cash to her together with her professional fee, which she said was N15,000.
According to the plaintiff, the defendant utilised a “fake alert” to deceive her, which she later found out.
The defendant was charged on a two-count allegation bothering on conspiracy and stealing.
The charge sheet accused Oni Samuel and others at large of “having committed the criminal offence of stealing the sum of N120,000 from Mrs Blessing Olaitan, an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 37, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State, 2006”.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the accusations.
The NSCDC prosecutor, Mr David Ebriku, opposed the bail application of the Defence Attorney, Barrister E.O. Nifemi, and pleaded with the court to remand the defendant, stressing that he might jump bail and thereafter constitute a danger to society.
In his ruling, Magistrate Tope Aladejana granted the defendant bail in the amount of N200,000 with two sureties in the same amount and adjourned the case for hearing until April 17, 2023.