Police on Wednesday arraigned a 21-year-old woman, Anita Adeboye, at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State for alleged fraud and impersonation.
The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge of fraud and impersonation.
The prosecutor, Insp. Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offences on February 19 in Igede-Ekiti.
Oriyomi said the defendant and her accomplices, including the husband, obtained the sum of N1.1 million from the complainant, Mr. Adegbulugbe Olarewaju.
According to him, the accused persons impersonated customs officers to defraud the complainant.
He said: “The defendant claimed that the Nigeria Customs Service wanted to auction some goods, including rice and cars.
“The complainant showed interest in purchasing the goods, but the defendant failed to deliver them to him.
“She was arrested through tracking, while her husband fled.”
According to him, the offences contravened Section 338(1) and 391 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Counsel to the defendant, Mrs. Adunni Olanipekun, urged the court to grant her client bail with a promise that she would not jump bail.
The prosecutor, however, opposed the application, saying she might jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Abayomi Adeosun, remanded the defendant in the Rapid Response Squad office and adjourned the case till April 17.
