A 43-year-old clearing agent, Bamidele Ademola, was on Friday charged with an alleged N2.5million fraud before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court in Lagos.
Ademola, whose address is not stated, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretences and stealing.
He denied the charge.
According to the prosecutor, Insp Stephen Molo, the accused, alongside others, who are now at large, committed the offences on July 16, 2013 at the Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos.
A 43-year-old clearing agent, Bamidele Ademola, was on Friday charged with an alleged N2.5million fraud before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court in Lagos.
Ademola, whose address is not stated, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretences and stealing.
He denied the charge.
According to the prosecutor, Insp Stephen Molo, the accused, alongside others, who are now at large, committed the offences on July 16, 2013 at the Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos.
Molo told the court that Ademola, with intent to defraud, collected N2.5million from one Retired Col. Adewale Tade, under the pretext that he had for sale a 40ft container loaded with cars.
The prosecutor said that the container never existed and the accused converted the money to his personal use.
Molo said the offences contravened Sections 285, 312 (1) and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 312 (1) prescribes 15 years imprisonment for the offence of obtaining under false pretences, if the accused is convicted.
Tade was in court as a witness for the prosecution.
The Magistrate, Mr A. Adefulire, granted the accused bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to April 9, for mention.
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