A 35-year-old man, Timothy Eze, was on Tuesday taken before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to defraud the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, of N1.7 million.
Eze is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and fraud before Chief Magistrate D.T. Olatokun.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, ASP Aruna Ebhodaghe, told the court that the defendant and others now at large, approached the Police Commissioner, Mr Marvel Akpoyibo, over a non-existent deal.
Ebhodage said Eze told the commissioner that he was into buying and supply of plastic pipe rings and that he was interested in doing business with the police boss.
The prosecutor said the defendant requested for N1.7 million from Akpoyibo to kick-start the said business which he knew was false.
He said the offence was contrary to and punishable under Sections 516 and 509 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
Ebhodaghe said the offence was committed on Sept. 28, at Abule-Egba in Lagos.
The magistrate granted the accused bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till Nov. 24 for further hearing.
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