A 35-year-old estate agent, Olowude Akeem, on Friday appeared in a Kubwa Senior Magistrates’ Court for alleged cheating. The Police Prosecutor, Mr Igonor Ocholi, told the court that the case was reported to the Kubwa police station on Jan. 15 by Ifeanyi Tobi.
“Tobi, a resident of No.2, Billing way, Oregun, Lagos, told the police that the accused, resident in Gado Nasko Road, Kubwa offered him a one-room self-contained apartment in Kubwa at N270,000 per annum.
“After collecting the money, the accused failed to remit same to the landlord,” Ocholi alleged. He said that failure of the accused to remit the money made it impossible for Tobi to occupy the room.
Tobi was thereby rendered homeless in Abuja. The prosecutor added that the offence contravened Section 322 of the Penal Code. Section 322 states that, “whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with imprisonment or with both.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor applied for an adjournment to enable him produce witnesses to prove the case. The Magistrate, Ms Rosemary Kanyip, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum. She adjourned the case to May 16, 2013, for continuation of hearing.
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