A 26year-old 300l student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Ondo State, Ayodeji Fadare, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for allegedly defrauding about five people of the sum of N486,000.
According to Tribuneonlineng.com, the 26-year-old Fadare, who claimed to be a Cybercafe operator was said to have committed the offences last March in Akure, the state capital.
Inspector Akintimehin Nelson, the prosecutor, told the Akure Magistrate court that Ayodeji fraudulently obtained and converted the sum of N486,000 from the victims under the pretense of helping them to pay their children school fees.
According to the prosecutor, Fadare collected N75,500 from one Omoteji Israel through his Bank Account Number 0175044918 domiciled with Guaranty Trust Bank, under the pretence of helping him to pay his school fees knowing same to be false.
He said the accused person also converted the sum of N150,000 paid by one Eunice Bamidele through his Bank Account Number 0175044918 domiciled with Guaranty Trust Bank, with a pretence to pay her daughter’s school fees.
Apart from this, Fadare was accused to have collected another N155,000 from one Gbenga Adebayo and N55,000 from Esther Oluwatoki and also converted the sum of N51,000 from one Oyinbodunmi Ibikunle under the pretence to help them pay their children school fees but diverted the money to his pocket.
However, the Ondo Varsity student pleaded not-guilty to the twelve-count charge of fraud preferred against him.
The student’s lawyer, Mr Bernard Godwin, pleaded that the court should grant bail to the accused person in most liberal term.
Granting his prayer, the Chief Magistrate Musa Al-Yunnus, however, granted bail to the accused person in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum.
Adding that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means, reside within the court’s jurisdiction, and must also produce three years tax clearance certificate as well as provide two recent passport photographs.
The case was adjourned till January 28, 2022, for hearing.
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