The police in Ibadan have arraigned a fraudster, Ayobami Olaoluwa, at an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for defrauding POS  operators of N255,000.

Mr Olaoluwa, 27, of  No. 12, Itamerin tioya, Ibadan, is standing trial on a three-count charge of fraud, conspiracy and stealing.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Opeyemi Olagunju, told the court that Olaoluwa and one other person at large, allegedly conspired together to defraud unsuspecting POS operators in Ibadan.

Mr Olagunju said that the accused on July 2021, approached a  POS operator,  Amina Oladele,  at Muslim, Ibadan, for withdrawal of N51,000.

He said Olaoluwa allegedly changed the amount to N5,100 when he was asked to input  his pin number with intent to defraud her.

“The defendant allegedly collected the sum of N51,000 for  three consecutive times  from her, when asked to insert his pin number after typing N51,000, withdrawal, the defendant allegedly deleted one zero  making it N5,100, while he will be paid N51,000 totaling N153, 000.

“On February 2,  at Adesola  Street, Olorunsogo, Ibadan, the defendant allegedly presented his Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card  to another POS operator, Fasasi  Zainab, to input N51,000 for withdrawal.

“The defendant was alleged to have fraudulently changed the amount to N5,100 when he was asked to input  his pin number and collected the sum of N51,000.

“On January 21, at Aleshinloye market  the defendant allegedly presented  an ATM card  with No 539983—-6663 at  POS machine and  instructed the operator, Mrs Faith (no surname included)  to type  N51,000 and also defrauded her of N51,000,” Mr Olagunju said.

He said the offence contravened Section 390 (9), 419A (b) and 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Chief Magistrate, Olaide Hamzat, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

Mr Hamzat said one of the sureties must be a landed property owner, and adjourned the case until till March 17, for hearing. 

(NAN)