Clearing Agent Charged With N900,000 Fraud

A Clearing Agent, Yinka Akande, who allegedly obtained N900, 000 under false pretences, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court.
Fifty-two-year-old Akande, who resides at No. 6, Yinka Akande St., Edu Igbesa, Ogun, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp Chinalu Uwadione, said that the accused obtained the sum from Mr Kelly Aburime on the pretext of clearing a container of goods for him.
According to the prosecutor, Akande did not clear the container and did not refund the money.

A Clearing Agent, Yinka Akande, who allegedly obtained N900, 000 under false pretences, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates' Court.
Fifty-two-year-old Akande, who resides at No. 6, Yinka Akande St., Edu Igbesa, Ogun, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp Chinalu Uwadione, said that the accused obtained the sum from Mr Kelly Aburime on the pretext of clearing a container of goods for him.
According to the prosecutor, Akande did not clear the container and did not refund the money.
He said that the accused committed the offences in February, 2011 at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos.
Uwadione said that the offences contravened Sections 285 and 312 (3) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 312 prescribes a 15-year jail term for offenders.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Miss A.O. Akinde, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case till Dec. 16 for mention.