Man in Court
A 52-year-old driver, Michael Adefesojaiye, who allegedly eloped with N1.4 million mistakenly transferred into his account instead of N14,000, has been brought before Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Adefesojaiye, who is a resident of Ijegun area of Lagos, committed the offence on Jan. 9 at No. 8 John St., Lagos Island.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Hafsat Ajibode, told the court that the accused stole N1.4 million, when the complait, Mrs Idera Onikoyi had mistakenly transferred to his account through E-transfer, instead of N14,000 she intended to send to him.
“The accused had helped Onikoyi to carry some consignment and charged N14,000 for his service, which the complait promised to transfer to him.
“The accused sent his UBA account to the complait and another customer, who the complait wanted to pay N1.4 million, also sent a UBA account.
“Onikoyi mistakenly transferred N1.4 million into the accused’s account and was not aware of her mistake until the customer, whom the money was meant for called her five days later that only N14,000 entered his account.
“By then, Adefesojaiye had withdrawn the money from his account and absconded, while all efforts to locate him yielded no results.
“The complait then reported the case to the police, who later traced and apprehended the accused,” Ajibode said.
As stated by her, the offence contravened Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias who adjourned the case until Sept. 3 for mention, admitted the accused to N1 million bail with one surety in like sum.