An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N1 million to a businessman,Anthony Okpala charged with fraudulently obtaining 33,000 litres of diesel.
Magistrate O.J. Awope granted bail to Okpala after he pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge of obtaining diesel worth N3.4 million by false pretence.
Awope ordered the accused to also produce two sureties as a condition for his bail.
The prosecutor,Sergent Stephen Molo, had said that the accused, with others still at large, fraudulently collected the commodity from one Mr Ponmile Gbadammosi on April 4.
Molo said the accused and the others promised to pay for the diesel within a week, but failed to do so.
He said Okpala later issued a dud Oceanic bank cheque No. 00000026 to the accused, and that the cheque was dishonoured for lack of fund in the accused’s account.
The prosecutor said the alleged offences contravened Sections 516, 390 (9) and 419 of the Criminal Code of Lagos State.
The court adjourned further hearing in the case till Sept. 30.
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