Lagos
Police have arraigned a website designer identified as Ikechukwu Iwezor Court
for allegedly defrauding a blogger to the tune of N1.7m.
Iwezor,
28, was brought before the magistrate, Mrs. F.F. George, on Monday on three
counts of fraud.
The
police said Iwezor and the blogger, Ola Akinlayo, met on Nairaland, a social media
platform, sometime in September 2015, and started a discussion on website
designs.
It was learnt that both parties
made an agreement, Iwezor obtained N1.7m from the blogger for the purpose of
designing a website for him.
After
collecting the money, Iwezor flee to Abuja
Akinlayo
was said to have reported the matter to the police after efforts to get his
money back proved abortive.
A
police prosecutor, Sergeant Innocent Odugbo, who arraigned him on three counts
of conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretenses and stealing, told the
court that the offences were punishable under sections 409, 312 (2) and 285 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The
charges read in part, “That you, Ikechukwu Iwezor, between September 2015 and
April 8, 2016 in Lagos, within the Lagos Magisterial District, did commit
felony to wit: stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.
“That
you, with an intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N1.7m from one Ola
Akinlayo, on the pretext of helping him to design a website, a representation
you knew to be false.”
The
defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His
counsel, Danielle Abbe, prayed the court to grant him bail on liberal terms,
adding that he was innocent until proved guilty.
The
presiding magistrate granted the defendant bail in the sum of N300,000, with
two sureties in like sum.
She
added that the sureties must show evidence of three years tax clearance and
present their addresses to the prosecutor for verification.
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