NAN Archive

Loading

NAN Archive

Tag cheating

Judiciary

Man docked for impersonation, attempted cheating

Man docked for impersonation, attempted cheating
NAN-H-23
Cheating
Abuja, Dec. 20, 2017 (NAN) The Police on Wednesday arraigned one Uche Azubuike of Asokoro, Abuja, at a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court for alleged attempted cheating.
Azubuike is standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, false impersonation and attempt to commit an offence to wit cheating.
The prosecutor, Abdulrashid Isyaku, said that sometime in November, the defendant impersonated as a senior officer working in the office of the Inspector-General of police.
He said that the defendant and two others now at large, and with intent to commit the above offence, allegedly sent text messages to some members of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).
Isyaku alleged that the defendant and the two persons at large, sent the messages requesting the supposedly would-be victims to pay some money to them for the cancellation of their supposed transfers to any state of the federation.
The prosecutor said that it was discovered during investigation that the defendant and his accomplices were members of the NPF.
He said that the offences contravened sections 97, 179 and 322 of the Penal Code.
The defendant however pleaded not guilty.
Senior Magistrate Teribo Jim granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
Jim ruled that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
He adjourned the case to Feb. 8, 2018, for hearing. (NAN)
UMD /KOO/MST
Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Judiciary

House agent in court over alleged N825,000 cheating

House agent in court over alleged N825,000 cheating

NAN-H-4

Cheating

By Nana Musa

Abuja, April 25, 2017 (NAN) A middle-aged man, Umoren Ukeme, on Tuesday appeared before a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged cheating of N825,000.

The defendant, who resides at Jabi by Mr Biggs, Abuja, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and cheating.

However, he denied committing the offence.

The Prosecutor, Judith Obatomi, told the court that one Imaobong Olukayo of Mabushi, Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on April 14.

Obatomi said that the complainant alleged on April 12, that the defendant and three others now at large, claimed to be a house agent and landlord.

“They criminally collected the sum of N825,000 with the pretence to rent a three-bedroom apartment but criminally absconded with the money,’’ she said.

The prosecutor also said that the offence contravened sections 79 and 322 of the Penal Code.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge leveled against him, saying they are all lies.

The Counsel to the defendant, Cynthia Nnamdi, applied for his bail, assuring that the court that the defendant would not jump bail.

The presiding officer, Alhaji Ahmed Ado, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 and one surety in like sum.

Ado said that the surety must be a Grade Level nine officer in the Federal Civil Service and must be resident within ​the court’s jurisdiction.

The court also ordered that the papers of the surety must be verified by the judge before he can be released.

Ado adjourned the case till May 16, for further hearing. (NAN)

NHM/MST

Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola