Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel of a Kaduna Chief Magistrates court has sentenced Bayo Oluwatobi, a travel agent to 10 months imprisonment for an N1.5 million scam.
The Magistrate convicted Mr. Oluwatobi on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to the charge proffered against him.
What happened in court
Mr. Frank Raymond had laid a complaint that Mr. Oluwatobi fraudulently obtained N1.5million from him under the pretense of obtaining a French visa and ticket for him.
However, the convict failed to deliver the ticket to enable Mr. Raymond to travel as planned.
The prosecution counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo argued that the offense contravened the provisions of sections 314 and 287 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State 2017.
Delivering judgment, Magistrate Emmanuel, ordered the defendant to pay the sum of N1.5 million as compensation to Mr. Raymond, the complainant.
Following his guilty plea, the court sentenced him to 10 months imprisonment with the option of paying an N20, 000 fine.
The defendant in the case, Mr. Marco Ramirez, was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended nine-count charge bordering on obtaining money under pretenses.
In May, Magistrate Emmanuel arraigned Suleiman Farouq, a 33-year-old civil servant for allegedly defrauding 15 job seekers of N3.2million.
The defendant had promised to secure jobs for the 15 job seekers after claiming to be an agent for the State Internal Revenue Service
After convincing the job seekers to pay N213,000 each to help secure employment for them, he never secured the job for them nor did he return their money.
A Dormaa Circuit Court has remanded four persons in Police custody to reappear on July 20 for engaging in small-scale mining without a license.
The four are Nicholas Ababara, 23, Unemployed, Daniel Yeboah, 25, Mason, Richard Antwi, 24, Mason, and Richard Adjei, 23, unemployed, who pleaded not guilty.