Court sentences man to one year imprisonment over N200,000 fraud

A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Rasheed Adewole, to one-year imprisonment, for allegedly defrauding a man of N200,000

The convict pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the court for leniency.

Delivering Judgment, Magistrate Mrs A.T Omoyele held that she convicted and sentenced the suspect based on his plea of guilty to the offence.

“Based on the facts of this case, confirmed reports and the plea for leniency, I hereby sentence you to one month in prison without an option of fine,’’ she said.

Newsmen  reports that the convict, of no fixed address, was arraigned on January 30, on a charge of fraud and stealing.

Earlier, rhe prosecutor, Insp Koti Aondohemba, informed the court that Adewole committed the offence between November 2023 and January at Victoria Island, Lagos State.

Aondohemba said that the convict obtained the money on the pretext of repairing the accident vehicle of Mr Temitope Akinbobola, who is the complainant.

The prosecutor said that Adewole requested for N200,000 for the job and was fully paid, but failed to do the job and converted the money to his use

The prosecutor noted that the sections contravened Section 314 and 287 (7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.