Bamidele who operates under the name Prosocial International Limited is facing three counts of conspiracy, obtaining and stealing preferred against him by the police.
According to the prosecutor, the offence committed contravened Sections 8 and 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act; CAP A8 Vol 1, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, and punishable under section 1,383 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap C 38, and 390 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.In view of the defendant’s plea of not guilty, the prosecutor urged the court to remand him at the Nigerian Correctional Service Centre till the determination of the charges.
However, the defendant’s lawyer, E. A. Alafin, told the court that he had filed his client’s bail application and had been served on the prosecution.But the application was opposed by the prosecutor on the grounds that he needed to read through the application and file his response accordingly. Consequently, Justice Akintayo Aluko, adjourned the matter till October 5, 2023, for hearing of the defendant’s bail application.
The judge also ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, till the adjourned date.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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