Businessman Allegedly Swindles Accountant Of N1.3m

Businessman Lamidi Moruf, 43, was yesterday at a Tinubu Chief Magistrate's Court in Lagos charged with defrauding an accountant of N1.3 million. He however, pleaded not guilty. Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Chidi Okoye, told the court that Moruf committed the offence in February at the Lagos Island Branch of Zenith Bank on Campbell Street. He said the accused induced Mr Olushola Sonaike, an accountant, to part with N1.3 million under the guise of helping him to buy a second-hand Toyota Corolla car from the Republic of Benin. As stated by Okoye, Moruf failed to buy the car after receiving the money. He did not also refund the money. The prosecutor said the offence contravenes Sections 285 (1) and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Sonaike was in court as witness. Moruf was granted a N200,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum. Chief Magistrate A.O. Awogboro adjourned the case till June 2.