Court docks 46-year-old agent for defrauding lawyer – TheNigerialawyer

A 46-year-old agent, Oluwasegun Fasasi, who allegedly defrauded
a lawyer of N2 million, on Wednesday appeared in a Tinubu
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The police charged Fasasi, whose address was not provided, with
two counts of theft and fraud.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Ajaga Agboko told the court that
the defendant committed the offence in April 2018, at Ibeju-Lekki,
Area of Lagos State. He alleged that the defendant collected

N2 million from the complainant, Mr. Fredrick Obiejesi, with a
promise to sell two plots of land.

Agboko claimed that the defendant converted the money to his
personal use.

The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 285
and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Section 285
stipulates three years’ imprisonment for theft while Section 314
provides for 15 years’ imprisonment for fraud.

Magistrate T.A. Anjorin-Ajose admitted the defendant to bail in
the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

Anjorin-Ajose adjourned the case until Nov. 4 for mention.

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