Bizwoman arraigned over N750,000 fraud

A businesswoman, Catherine Yat, on Monday, appeared before a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly obtaining N750,000 under the guise of procuring an Oman visa for a client. The Prosecutor, Peter Ejike, told the court that the complainant, Ume Alozie of Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, reported the matter at the Wuse Zone […]

A businesswoman, Catherine Yat, on Monday, appeared before a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly obtaining N750,000 under the guise of procuring an Oman visa for a client.

The Prosecutor, Peter Ejike, told the court that the complainant, Ume Alozie of Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, reported the matter at the Wuse Zone 3 Divisional Police Headquarters, Abuja, sometime in June, 2019.

Ejike alleged that the defendant obtained N750,000 from the complainant under the pretext of securing the travel document for his son.

The prosecution further alleged that Yat converted the money to her personal use. According to Ejike, during police investigation, the defendant wrote an undertaking to refund the money since she failed to secure the visa, but that instead of refunding the money, she went into hiding.

Ejike said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 322 of the Penal Code. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Ahmed Ndajiwo, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

Ndajiwo ordered that the sureties must reside within the jurisdiction of the court with verifiable addresses, one of whom must be a civil servant of any grade level with a valid ID card and adjourned the case to August 5, 2020. (NAN)