Tunde
Adewole, a 36-year-old
man has been arraigned by police at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court,
Ekiti State, for allegedly posing as an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). He is standing trial for
alleged forgery and fraud.
Police
prosecutor Johnson
Okunade told the
court that the defendant and others at large committed the offence on June 20,
about at Egbewa Street, Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the accused and others at
large committed felony to wit impersonation by presenting himself as a Customs
officer.
Okunade
also alleged that the accused and others at large forged Customs papers for a
Lexus ES 359 vehicle. He added that the accused and others at large
obtained money under false pretence by collecting N850,000 from Aniyikaye
Olumide, promising to issue him a genuine Customs paper for his Lexus ES 350
vehicle, which he failed to do.
According
to him, the offences contravene sections 108 (2), 467 and 419 of the Criminal
Code Laws of Ekiti State 2012. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
His lawyer, Mr. Chris Omokhafe, urged the court to grant him bail,
promising that he will not jump bail. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Adesoji
Adegboye, granted the defendant bail at N400,000 with two sureties having
verifiable addresses.
He
adjourned the case till January 26, 2017 for hearing.
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