An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos State had on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 arraigned a 32-year-old female banker, identified as Adejumoke Anthony, for allegedly defrauding one of the bank’s customers to the tune of N90 million.
Anthony, who resides at Lekki area of the state is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing, even though she pleaded not guilty.
According to the prosecutor, Cpl. Innocent Odugbo, the accused committed the offences sometime in March 2013, at Lekki area of the state.
Odugbo said that the accused allegedly conspired with others still at large, to fraudulently obtain N90 million belonging to one Mr and Mrs Babatunde Oduewu, a customer at th ebank where she worked.
The prosecutor said that the alleged offences contravened Sections 285 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 285 provides three years imprisonment for anyone found guilty of stealing, while Section 409 provides two years imprisonment for anyone found guilty of conspiring with others to commit felony.
The Trent learnt that counsel to the accused, Mr O. A. Ojo, urged the court to admit the accused to bail on liberal terms.
The Magistrate, Mrs A. O. Awogboro, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N5 million, with two sureties in like sum.
Awogboro said that one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the accused and the sureties must have reasonable means of livelihood and must be tax payers.
She also said that the sureties must be resident in Lagos State and their addresses verified by the court.
The magistrate further adjourned the case until Tuesday, January 26, 2016 for further mention.
