By Nurudeen Aroworeyin and Jamiu Aaminaa
A 27-year-old man, Oshinuga Opeyemi of Tanke Area, Ilorin who allegedly conspired with one other now at large and trickishly made away with a sum of N200,000 from their friend’s account has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court.
The accused appeared in court on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and advance fee fraud, which contradicted Sections 97 of Penal Code Law and 1(a) of Advance Fee Fraud, Act Part 13, 1995.
Police arrested the accused following a compliant on August 13 at ‘B’ Division, Ilorin by one Olayemi Adegalu of Irewolede Area, Ilorin that the accused defrauded him.
According to the complainant, the accused and one Peter now at large came to his house under the pretence of paying him a visit and both smartly collected his phone that they wanted to call someone.
The complainant stated further that unknowing to him that they have both conspired to transfer the sum of N200,000 from his account from the said phone not until August 13 when he received his account balance alert and discovered that they have transferred the money into
one account number 0058568247 belong to one Elegede Yusuf Oluwashina.
Police First Information Report (FIR) stated that during the cause of investigation at ‘B’ Division, Surulere, Ilorin the accused confessed to the commission of the crime.
The prosecutor, Inspector Alhassa Jubril told the
court that the matter was still under investigation.
He prayed the court to remand him in prison custody pending the outcome of investigation.
The Magistrate, Mrs. H.A. Alege acceded to the submission of the prosecutor and ordered that the accused be remanded at the Federal Prison Yard, Ilorin until September 11 when the matter would come up for further mention.
