A suspected fraudster, Alabi Adebayo, on Monday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief magistrate’s Court in Lagos charged with stealing, impersonation and forging 10 banks cheques, valued at N60.4 million.
Adebayo is standing trial before Chief Magistrate Philip Ojo on a 49 count-charge of conspiracy, stealing, forgery, altering and impersonation.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Prosecutor, ASP. Innocent Effiong, told the court that the accused, with others still at large, committed the offence sometime between Dec. 6, 2005 and Feb. 8, 2010.
Effiong explained that the accused impersonated one Adebowale Johnson, a revenue officer with the Federal Inland Revenue Service with intent to carry out the alleged crimes.
The banks were Unity Bank, GTBank, First Bank, AfriBank, Stanbic Bank, Union Bank, Ecobank, Oceanic Bank, Bank PHB and Union Homes Savings and Loans,’’ the prosecutor said.
He said the accused stole from the Lagos Internal Revenue Service, Federal Internal Revenue Service, CFAO, Golden Screen Company Ltd and Delta State Internal Revenue Service .
Also duped were the Federal Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development and Abuja Geography Information System.
Adebayo also forged a National Identity Card, Certificate of Incorporation and altered an electricity bill, the prosecutor said.
Chief Magistrate Ojo, however, granted the accused bail in the sum N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the matter till Jan. 14, 2011 for further hearing.
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