Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Lagos, yesterday remanded an engineer, Adeleke Adebesin, into the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over an alleged N40 million fraud.
The courtroom ordered his remand after he was arraigned by the Particular Fraud Unit (PSFU) of the Nigeria Police, pending the date on which his bail software shall be heard and determined.
Adebesin was charged alongside along with his firm, Kings Intercontinental Houses and Properties Nigeria Restricted, and one James Oladimeji Ogunsango, who was reportedly at massive.
When the case was introduced, counsel for the accused, EN Offiah, advised the courtroom that he had simply been knowledgeable of the case and that he wanted a brief date to file his consumer's bail software.
Whereas adjourning the matter to March 11 for listening to of the bail software, Justice Aluko ordered that the suspect be remanded in custody by the NCoS.
The prosecutor, Sylvester Azubike, stated the 53-year-old engineer someday in 2019 induced a Lagos businessman, Taiye Fajana, the chairman of Twins Faja Nigeria Restricted, handy over N40 million to him.
The prosecutor additionally advised the courtroom that the defendant, his firm and the opposite, who have been reportedly at massive, issued a Stanbic IBTC financial institution verify with the quantity 20218203 and account quantity 00234349, dated October 30, 2019, however when the verify was introduced on the financial institution, it was dishonored for lack of ample funds.
The prosecutor stated his offense was opposite to Part 1(1) of the Advance Charge Fraud and Different Fraud Associated Offenses Act, No. 14 of 2006 and is punishable beneath Part 1(3) of the stated Act and Part 1( a)(i). of the Dishonored Checks (Offences) Act, 2004.
