The police in Lagos have
arraigned a website designer, Ikechukwu Iwezor, in an Igbosere Magistrate’s
Court for allegedly defrauding a blogger to the tune of ₦1.7m.
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Metro report continues:
The
28-year-old Iwezor 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.
Apparently
after reaching an agreement, Iwezor obtained ₦1.7m from the blogger for the
purpose of designing a website for him.
Iwezor,
however, reportedly fled to Abuja after the payment.
Akinlayo
was said to have reported the matter to the police after efforts to get his
money back proved abortive.
Our
correspondent learnt that Iwezor was subsequently apprehended at Sauka, Abuja.
A
police prosecutor, Sergeant Innocent Odugbo, who arraigned him on three counts
of conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences 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 ₦1.7m 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 ₦300,000, 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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