A 28-year old businessman, Abel Agbafor, was on Thursday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly falsely accusing another man of fraud.
The accused person is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and peddling false information.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Police prosecutor, SP Idowu Osungbure, told the court that he committed the offences sometime in July, 2021 at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti.
Osungbure said the accused person allegedly falsely accused the complainant Mr Obiora Ezendiokwere, of defrauding him of N64m at the Panti police station.
She said that the defendant’s alleged false report caused the complainant to be arrested and detained by the police during their investigation.
She further told the court that the complainant company’s account with GTBANK was also put on a debit restriction (Post No Debit) during the investigation.
Osungbure said that upon investigation, it was discovered that the information given by the defendant was false and that the complainant did not defraud him.
She said the offences contravened Section 95 (1) {c} whiich stipulates seven years’ imprisonment each for conspiracy and false accusation.
Chief Magistrate Mrs Adeola Adedayo, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N5 million with two responsible sureties.
She held that the sureties must also submit copies of their National Identification Number (NIN), and their Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) card to the court’s registrar as part of the bail conditions.
She further held that one of the sureties must be a land owner, who should reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years’ tax payment to Lagos State Government.
Adedayo adjourned the case until June 29 for mention. (NAN)
