KINGSLEY EBERE
A 32-year old man, Ibrahim Abdullahi, has landed in trouble in Lagos State for allegedly using fake bank alert to buy clothes at Oshodi Market.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Abdullahi, has been arrested and charged for his alleged conduct.
According to the Police, the suspect and others now at large had gone to the market in December, 2024 and selected different clothes worth the said amount, property of Latifat Rasaq of No 41, Karonwi Street, Oshodi, Lagos and paid the money through bank transfer.
However, the complainant later discovered that the suspect actually paid the money through fake bank alert, hence the matter was reported to the Police at Area F Command in Ikeja. The operatives moved into action, eventually arrested and detained him at the Command for interrogation over his alleged conduct.
After interrogation, the Police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence, which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges read:
COUNT I: “That you, Ibrahim Abdullahi and one other at large, sometime in December, 2024, did conspire among yourselves to obtain clothes valued N715,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Naira) only, property of one Latifat Rasaq of No 41, karonwi Street, Oshodi, Lagos State, thereby committed an offence contrary to, and punishable under Section 411 of the criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
COUNT II:”That you, Ibrahim Abdullahi on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did obtain men and women wears valued N715,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Naira) only, at Oshodi Market under a pretence that he did the transfer to Polaris Bank Account Number: 1040654315, provided whereas it was a fake debit alert. Thereby committed an offence punshable under Section 314 (1a) of the criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
COUNT III: “That you, Ibrahim Abdullahi, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did send fake alert to Adeola Morufat Olanike as a prove of evidence of payment, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 363 and punishable under Section 365 (1) of the criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
He pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Lucky Ihiehie, asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Tanimola, granted him bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.
The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions.