Musa Ayeni, 31, a debtor, was charged on Thursday at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State, for allegedly owing one Awosola Olusola N1.7m and for allegedly issuing him a fraudulent bank check in the state’s Shomolu area. He was brought before Chief Magistrate P.E. Nwaka.
Ayeni was charged by the Lagos State Police Command with three counts of issuing a forged check and acquiring money via false pretenses.
The defendant, who knew there was no money in his account, issued a fraudulent check to the complainant for roughly N2m, which was more than he was owed, according to the prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen.
According to him, the offences debtor committed contravened Sections 314(a) and 319 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.
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The charges read in part, “That you, Musa Ayeni, on March 27, 2023, around 2.53pm, at No. 6, Adeola Street, Somolu, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did obtain the sum of N1.7m from one Awosola Olusola, under the pretence of needing funds to execute a job order for Shell Nigeria, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 314(a) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
However, Ayeni pleaded not guilty to the charges tendered against him.
Nwaka admitted Ayeni to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum and ordered that the sureties must present before the court, a three years tax receipt.
He also adjourned the case till August 28, 2023, for mention.
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