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Poultry farm manager in court over N160,000 fraud charge

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

• September 12, 2024
Poultry farm
Poultry farm [Photo Credit: Farmers Weekly]

A 30-year-old poultry farm manager, Stephen Nwachi, on Thursday, appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State, for alleged N160,000 fraud.

The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge bordering on felony and advance fee fraud.

The police prosecutor, ASP Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on June 24, at 04.00 p.m. at a poultry farm opposite Zomelo hotel on Okitipupa-Aye Road in Okitipupa.

Mr Orogbemi said that the defendant fraudulently obtained the sum of N160,000 from one Morenike Orukotan, under the pretext of supplying some crates of eggs to her but failed to do so.

The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.

The Chief Magistrate, Philip Akinlosetu, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.

He ordered that the surety should reside within the jurisdiction of the court.

Mr Akinlosetu also held that the surety should show evidence of two years tax payment to the state government.

He adjourned the case until September 17 for further hearing.

(NAN)

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