A 44-year-old clearing agent, Azeez Ogunjobi, was on Tuesday brought before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N191, 000 under the pretext of clearing a vehicle at the port.
Ogunjobi is standing trial on a two- count charge of theft and obtaining money under pretext.
The prosecutor, Insp. Lugard Ahonle, told the court that Ogunjobi committed the offences in November 2011 at No. 14, Arigbala St., Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos at 2.00 p.m.
A 44-year-old clearing agent, Azeez Ogunjobi, was on Tuesday brought before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N191, 000 under the pretext of clearing a vehicle at the port.
Ogunjobi is standing trial on a two- count charge of theft and obtaining money under pretext.
The prosecutor, Insp. Lugard Ahonle, told the court that Ogunjobi committed the offences in November 2011 at No. 14, Arigbala St., Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos at 2.00 p.m.
“Ogunjobi obtained N191, 000 from one Mr Chuks Robert under the pretext of helping him to clear a car at the port, which he did not.
“Since then, Ogunjobi was nowhere to be found and efforts to get him arrested proved abortive until March 1, when the police arrested him during a tip-off," he said.
Ahonle said the alleged offences contravened Sections 285 and 312 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Layinka, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case to June 10 for mention.
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