Two persons, Olasubomi Coker, 51, and Oluwakemi Osho, 42,were on Friday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly defrauding a man of N1.2 million.The defendants, whose addresses were unknown, are facing a two-count charge of fraud and obtaining money under false pretence.The prosecutor, Insp. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the duo committed the offences between Oct.23, 2017 and May 15, 2019 at Abule Iroko via Sango-Ota, Ogun.Mustapha alleges that the defendants conspired to collect N1.2 million from one Prof. Mufutau Adebowale under pretext of assisting him to buy an auction Nissan Xtral SUV Jeep.“The defendants converted the complainant’s money to their personal use instead of fulfilling the agreement between them.“This is the second time the first Coker would be arraigned in the court for the same offence,” he said.According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun,2006.The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.The Magistrate, Mr Mathew Akinyemi, granted second defendant bail of N400,000 with two sureties in like sum, while the first defendant was remanded in custody.Akinyemi ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to Ogun government.He adjourned the case until Nov.28 for further hearing.
