A 48-year-old clearing agent, Sunday Olatunde, who allegedly defrauded his client, Fabunmi Ajibola, of N350,000 was on Thursday brought before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Olatunde, of no fixed address, is facing a three-count charge of fraud, forgery and theft.
Prosecutor Ben Ekundayo told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 26 at Ikoyi, Lagos.
Ekundayo said that the accused defrauded Ajibola of N350,000 under the pretence that he would help her to clear an Opel Sintra Space bus.
He said that the accused also forged a Heritage Bank customer’s receipt No. 03200520161662408 dated May 20, to claim that he had paid the customs’ duty on the vehicle.
The prosecutor said the accused, however, converted the money to his personal use.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 285, 312 and 363 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Olatunde, however, denied the charges.
The magistrate, Mr Ade Adefulire, granted the accused N300,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Adefulire said that the sureties must be blood relations of the accused and should be above 40 years.
The court adjourned the case to July 7 for mention. (NAN)
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