Woman, 25, docked for alleged fraud in Ekiti

A 25-year-old woman, Olofin Adenike, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged fraud.

Police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leramo, informed the court on Tuesday that the defendant committed the offence between January to August 2020 in Ado-Ekiti.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendant, a staff of Glorious Grace Multi Dynamic Investment Limited, fraudulently converted the sum of N384,000 belonging to the office to her own use.

According to Leramo, the offence contravened Section 383 and punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the file and assemble his witnesses.

The defendant pleaded not guilty.

The counsel to the defendant, Mr Adedeji Emmanuel, urged the court to grant his client bail and promised that the defendant would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulhamid Lawal, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum and  adjourned the case until November 5, 2020  for hearing