Musician docked for alleged misappropriation

The Police has arraigned a thirty-three-year-old musician in Abuja, Pishar Simeon, over allegation of joint act, criminal breach of trust and cheating.

The accused, who was alleged to have committed the offence with one Kelechi Nwosu, now at large, was docked before an Abuja Senior Magistrate's Court.

Police Prosecutor, Corporal Emmanuel Hoseni, told the court that a written petition was lodged at the Area Commander’s Metro Office, Maitama, Abuja, on May five by one Chukka Orji and Nwoekeka Orji.

He further told the court that the accused connived with Nwosu and converted the said money to their use and disappeared to an unidentified place.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge.

Senior Magistrate’s Idayat Akanni granted bail to the accused in the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand naira with a reasonable surety, who must be a civil servant of Grade Level eight and above and reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

Akanni, however, adjourned hearing in the matter till June twenty-one.

In another development, a thirty-seven-year-year-old applicant, Nasir Ohiani, was also docked for cheating one Zainab Audu of National Hospital, Abuja, to the tune of five hundred and seventy thousand naira.

Prosecutor,Sergent Abu Okpanachi, told the court that the accused who claimed to be a marketer with Maclare Trust and Security Company, fraudulently collected the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand naira from the complainant on May twenty zero eight.

Okpanachi said the accused collected the said money under false pretence to buy a company shares for the complainant.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the alleged charge while the prosecutor applies for an order of accelerated hearing to enable him to prosecute the case.

Akanni also granted the accused bail in the sum of two hundred thousand naira with a reasonable surety, who must be a civil servant not lower than Grade Level nine.

She said both surety and the accused should affix their passport to the bail bond and adjourned the case till June eight.