Property agent arraigned for betting with tenants’ N4m

A property agent, Adebowale Ogunjimi, was arraigned on Thursday before a Kado court in Abuja for allegedly misappropriating N4 million and using in sport betting. Ogunjimi, who lives in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriation. The prosecutor, Stanley Nwafoaku, told the court that the […]

A property agent, Adebowale Ogunjimi, was arraigned on Thursday before a Kado court in Abuja for allegedly misappropriating N4 million and using in sport betting.

Ogunjimi, who lives in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, was charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust, cheating and misappropriation.

The prosecutor, Stanley Nwafoaku, told the court that the matter was reported at the Utako police station on January 20, by one Sunday Michael of Bola Adedeji and Partners.

Nwafoaku alleged that three tenants paid N4m into the defendant’s personal account as rent and that instead of the defendant to remit the money to his organisation, he converted it to his personal use.

He said that when the defendant was arrested and during police investigation, he confessed to have used the money to play sport betting.

The police said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 312, 322 and 309 of the Penal Code.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Judge, Muhammed Wakili, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200,000 and a surety in like sum and adjourned to March 16. (NAN)