A 35-year-old mechanic, Adebori Sabitu, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N200,000 from a customer to fix his car engine.
Sabitu, a resident of Igbogbo, Lagos, is standing trial on two count charge for fraud and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP. Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Sept. 22, 2016 at Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Abule-Egba, Lagos.
He said that the accused obtained N200, 000 from Mr Adeola Fadairo under the pretences of buying a new car engine to fix his Mitsubishi montero jeep but failed to fix it.
Ayorinde said that the complainant also gave N18, 000 to the accused for workmanship.
He added that 15 months after the complainant gave his vehicle to the accused to repair and all efforts to retrieve his money proved unsuccessful.
According to the Prosecutor, the complainant reported the case to the police and the accused was arrested.
The offence contravened Sections 287 and 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 314 prescribes 15 year jail term for obtaining money under false pretences.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum by magistrate Mrs O.J Awope.
