An Islamic cleric, Sheu Adewoye, on Wednesday, appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N5m from a bricklayer.
The prosecutor, Taiwo Adegoke, said the defendant obtained the sum from the victim between December 2018 and April 2020 in Ido-Osun.
Adegoke said the defendant obtained the sum from one Raheem Ajadi, with a promise to assist him secure building construction contracts in Abuja through one Justice Adeleke. He said the claim of the defendant later turned out to be false, adding that the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.His counsel, Mr John Jones, applied for bail on his behalf with an assurance that the defendant would provide reliable sureties.
Ruling on the application, the presiding magistrate, Mr Opeyemi Badmus, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1m and two sureties in like sum.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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