Crime
Police arraign mechanic over alleged N1.5m car fraud
The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 22-year-old mechanic, Waris Tijani, over alleged N1.5 million car fraud.
Tijani, of no fixed address, was charged with obtaining money under false pretences and stealing before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the car fraud accusation.
The prosecutor, Insp Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Aug. 15, at about 4.00p.m, at Moniya area of Ibadan.
READ ALSO: PDP celebrates rapid agricultural development in Delta
Balogun said the defendant collected the sum of N1, 514, 000 from the complainant, Mr Jamiu Lawal, on the pretence of buying and fixing a new gear for his Toyota Corolla car.
He said that the defendant who failed to buy the new gear, converted the money to his personal use.
Balogun said the offences contravened Sections 419 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The Magistrate, Mrs Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case to Nov. 18, for hearing.
NAN
-
News3 days agoWidow of late investigative broadcaster Kola Olawuyi dies
-
Business1 week agoPressure mounts on marketers as Nigerians demand lower fuel prices amid falling global oil costs
-
Crime3 days agoOutrage as NYSC doctor allegedly dies after delay in approving sick leave
-
Agribusiness1 week agoRising insecurity threatens Nigeria’s food supply as farming communities abandon farmlands
-
Energy1 week agoNigerians turn to solar as rising diesel costs, unstable grid drive energy shift
-
Business7 days agoThe State House Statement: An Unquantifiable Reputational Damage to the Nigerian Financial Sector
-
Latest2 days agoOne killed as ethnic clash erupts in Ibadan following reported overnight stabbing (video)
-
Education1 week agoJSS3 Student stuns educators with University-level maths, secures global STEM Olympiad spot