Two clearing agents, Joseph Okoye and Ifeanyi Nwaeze, who allegedly defrauded their clients of N2 million, yesterday, appeared before an Ojo Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos on a seven-count charge.
Okoye, 39, and Nwaeze, 41, who respectively reside at the Illogbo and Illemba areas of Ojo, Lagos, were charged with conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Godwin Eze, told the court that they committed the offences between November, 2012 and April, 2013, at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos.
Two clearing agents, Joseph Okoye and Ifeanyi Nwaeze, who allegedly defrauded their clients of N2 million, yesterday, appeared before an Ojo Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos on a seven-count charge.
Okoye, 39, and Nwaeze, 41, who respectively reside at the Illogbo and Illemba areas of Ojo, Lagos, were charged with conspiracy, fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Godwin Eze, told the court that they committed the offences between November, 2012 and April, 2013, at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos.
He said that the accused collected N1 million from a trader, Mr. John
Obi, on Nov. 20, 2012 at the market under false pretences of helping him to clear a 40ft container.
Eze told the court that the accused also collected N500, 000 from Mr Steve Onoh on Jan. 30, and another N500,000 from Mrs Rita Ibeh on April 26, also under false pretences of clearing a 40ft container for each of them.
According to the prosecutor, the accused absconded after collecting the sums.
Eze said that the offences contravened Sections 285, 311 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Mrs Adenike Shonubi, granted each of them bail in the sum of N1.5 million with two sureties in like sum.
Shonubi adjourned the case to Sept. 20 for mention.
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