Lawyer docked over alleged visa fraud
The accused pleaded not guilty to the counts of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.
A court of justice
Kayode Awwal, 51, appeared at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge.
The resident of 143, Akerele Extension, Surulere, Lagos, was accused of defrauding Miss Bright Oguntunde.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the counts of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.
ADVERTISEMENT
The prosecutor, Sgt. Olugbenga Salami, told the court that the accused committed the offences at about 12.00p.m., on April 27, 2015, at No. 143, Akerele Extension, Surulere, Lagos.
The prosecutor said that the accused first obtained N320,000 under the pretext of procuring an American visa for the complainant.
"At another time, he obtained N1, 460,000 under the pretext of helping her to purchase two plots of land at Ikorodu, Lagos," Salami said.He submitted that the offences contravened Sections 285, 312(1) (a) and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. A. Famobiwo, granted the accused bail in the sum of 100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Famobiwo ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused, while the other should be a property owner in Lagos state.
ADVERTISEMENT
She also said that sureties should provide evidence of tax payments, while their addresses should be verified.
The magistrate adjourned the case till Feb. 3, 2017 for mention.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Nigerian actor Hawwal Ogungbadero, 29 others set Guinness World Record for longest recording session
Tinubu clarifies his statement on subsidy as petrol price rises to ₦600 per litre
Buhari confers national honours on Emefiele, Remi Tinubu, Terry Waya, others
10 African countries with the lowest digital quality of life index
Top 10 richest mineral-producing countries in Africa
Fuel Subsidy: Why Tinubu had no other option [Editor's Opinion]
Veteran Nollywood actor Adewale Adeyemo is dead
Africa’s richest woman Isabel Dos Santos finds herself deep in another financial scandal
'There was a point...I was seeing the stage upside down' - Hilda Baci
ADVERTISEMENT