Businessman arraigned over alleged N400,000 advance fee fraud
A 38-year-old man, Sunday Uchenna, who allegedly obtained the sum of N400,000 under false pretences, on Wednesday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The defendant was charged before Magistrate L.K.J. Layeni on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretences and stealing.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, ASP Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in June in the Sabo-Oniba area of Ojo.
He alleged that the defendant obtained the sum of N400,000 from a Lagos-based company, Amain Tech Ltd., with a promise to supply paper cartons to them.
He said the defendant knew that the representation he made was false.
The prosecutor said the defendant failed to supply the goods but converted the money to his personal use without the consent of the owner.
The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The court granted the defendant bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Mr Layeni adjourned the case until January 15, 2025, for mention.
(NAN)
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