A 39-year-old woman, Nancy Nwokolo, a staff of Remosakar Women Empowerment, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N2.4 million under false pretences.
The defendant, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a three-count charge of fraud, conspiracy and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant, and others still at large, committed the offences on March 4 and July 11, 2023, at No.14, Adetayo St., Ikotun, Lagos.
He said the defendant fraudulently obtained the sum of N2.4 million from the complainant, one Mr Smart Chukwu, under the guise of investing the money for him.
Aigbokhan said the defendant used her position as a staff of the NGO to defraud the complainant.
The prosecutor said the defendant did not invest the said money but converted it to personal use.
He said the offences contravened Sections 287, 314 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Nwokolo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, Miss K. A. Ariyo, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Ariyo ordered that the sureties should be gainfully employed and should show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
She adjourned the case until July 5 for mention.
