An unemployed man, James Jonathan, was on Wednesday docked in a Grade I Area Court, Karu, Abuja for allegedly swindling a lawmaker of N695, 000.
The police charged Jonathan, 24, of Bauchi state with criminal breach of trust, extortion and cheating.
The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Ade Adeyanju, told the court that the defendant approached the complainant, told him he had some food items and some other goods for the complainant’s constituency using the foreign numbers +447405830249 and +33744112989.
Consequently upon this, he fraudulently obtained N695, 000 through his GT bank account number 0214222446 and promised to donate a car for his daughter’s wedding which was not supplied.
The prosecutor said during police investigation, the defendant was found liable of the crime.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 312, 292 and 322 of the Penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Judge, Mr Ana’s Mohammed, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N800,000 with one surety who must live within court jurisdiction.
Mohammed ordered that the surety’s address must be verified by the court officer and the police officer from emanative division.
The Judge also ordered that the sum of N300,000 must be deposited at the court registry as security of bail of the defendant.
Mohammed adjourned the case until Nov. 30 for further hearing. (NAN)
