Police arraign man over alleged N150,000 fraud

The Osun State police command yesterday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Kazeem Azeez, before an Osogbo magistrate court for an alleged N150,000 land purchase fraud. Azeez was arraigned over a false ownership claim of a half-plot of land. The police prosecutor, Mr Taiwo Adegoke, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in 2018 at […]

The Osun State police command yesterday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Kazeem Azeez, before an Osogbo magistrate court for an alleged N150,000 land purchase fraud.

Azeez was arraigned over a false ownership claim of a half-plot of land.

The police prosecutor, Mr Taiwo Adegoke, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in 2018 at Owode-Ede area in Osogbo.

Adegoke alleged that the accused person defrauded, under false pretext, one Joseph Olasunkanmi, of the sum of N150,000 ostensibly to help him purchase a half-plot of land.

He said the offence committed contravened Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Volume 11, Laws of Osun State 2003.

Azeez pleaded not guilty to the charge and his counsel, Mr Akao Suleiman, prayed the court to grant him bail in the most liberal terms.

Magistrate Risikat Olayemi granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and one surety in the like sum.

He adjourned the case till August 26, 2019.