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  • Two men appear in court for fraud in Ekiti

    Two men appear in court for fraud in Ekiti

    The police, on Wednesday, arraigned two men, Oba Matthew and Ajayi Ayodeji, at an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged fraud.

    The accused, Matthew, 41, Ayodeji, 24, whose addresses were not given, are facing one-count charge of fraud.

    The Police Prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Nov. 28 at about 9:p.m. in Ado-Ekiti.

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    He alleged that the duo, under a false pretext and with the intent to defraud, obtained N700,000 cash from one Nwaoye Ifeanyi.

    Okunade stated that the offence contravened Section 419 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

    The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The accused counsel, Mr Odunayo Okunade, countered the motion of the prosecutor, that urged the court to remand the accused in prison custody to enable him study the case file until the adjourned date.

    The counsel argued that since it was a bailable offence, the court should exercise its discretion accordingly and pledged that they would provide reliable sureties if granted bail.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, in his ruling, granted each of the accused bail ‎in the sum of N200,000 and each with one surety in like sum.

    Adegboye adjourned the case to Dec. 18 for hearing.

  • Woman in Court for breaking husband’s nose

    Woman in Court for breaking husband’s nose

    For allegedly headbutting her husband in a street fight which resulted in injury to his nose, a 38-year-old wife, Mrs. Kehinde Alade, was on Monday charged before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court.

    Police Prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, told the court that the headbutt she gave her husband, Mr. Adebodun Alade, resulted in blood gushing out from his nose after which he landed in a hospital.

    Okunade revealed that the accused committed the offence at about 8.00 pm on October 19 at Onala Area A, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti under Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District.

    The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of assault. Apart from battering his nose, Mrs. Alade is also facing trial for allegedly engaging her husband in a public fight.

    The offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened Section 252 and punishable under Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.

    The prosecutor asked for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and assemble his witnesses.

    The accused pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer, Mr. Busuyi Ayorinde, urged the Court to grant her bail, promising she will not jump bail.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Adesoji Adegboye in his ruling, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 with one surety in like sum ‎and adjourned the case till December 4 for further hearing.