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Man, 42, in court over alleged N3.8m fraud in Ogun
A 42-year-old man, Sunday Adegbola, who allegedly defrauded a promoter of a radio station of N3.8 million, was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state.
Adegbola, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a charge of stealing and obtaining money under false pretenses.
The Prosecutor, Insp E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant collected N3.8 million from one Mr Olufemi Obakoya on the pretext of assisting him to procure a radio transmitter and 70 metres antenna for radio transmission.
“The complainant converted the money to personal use instead of fulfilling the agreement between them,” Adaraloye said.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 383, 421 and 419 of the Criminal Code, Vol. 1, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Adeyemi, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 and one surety in like sum.
Adeyemi ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to Ogun government.
She adjourned the case until Oct. 26, for further hearing.
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Installation of e-gates at airports is to enhance national security – Minister
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says the installation of e-gates at the five international airports in the country will enhance national security.
He also said it would ensure seamless processing of passengers coming into and going out of the country.
The minister made the remarks on Friday when he inspected the newly installed e-gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Tunji-Ojo said that from the preliminary test conducted, it will take less than 30 seconds to process passengers with valid passports, thus reducing the delays and inconveniences hitherto faced by passengers.
He said about 21 e-gates would be installed at Lagos airport by the end of April, while those in Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu would be ready by the third week of May.
“Having tested it on various scenarios, we saw that a Nigerian carrying a valid passport will only take less than 30 seconds to be checked in, which I think is a record time.
“We have also tested it with people carrying other people’s passport, and we saw that it is practically impossible for people to use another person’s passport to gain entrance into the country unlike in the past.
“With what we have also seen, it is practically impossible to enter into the country with an expired passport,“ he added.
According to him, the scanners will enhance the nation’s security architecture and enable immigration officials to work seamlessly.
The minister thanked President Bola Tinubu for his support towards making the project a reality.
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