Doctor Kelvin Royce, 34, was given a N1 million bail by a Grade I Area Court in Kubwa after being accused of defrauding and criminal breach of trust.
The defendant, who resides in Brickcity Estate, Kubwa, Abuja, was charged by the police with criminal breach of trust and cheating. On July 20, he entered a not guilty plea to both charges.
The defendant was required by the judge, Ibrahim Rufai, to provide one surety and a N200,000 security deposit.
The surety, according to Rufai, must be a resident of the court’s territorial authority and present proof of identification.
He postponed the hearing until September 25.
Earlier, the defence counsel, Anenih Enabosi applied for the bail of the defendant, citing Sections 158,162 and 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA).
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Enabosi said that bail was at the discretion of the court and urged it to exercise same judicially and judiciously.
The prosecution counsel, however, opposed to the bail, saying that the defendant had been on the run and was tracked before he got arrested.
He urged the court to invoke Section 165(2) of ACJA, which allowed a surety to provide a certain amount of money before bail.
Okpa told the court that the complainant, Mr Eyarunu Davies, reported the matter at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Byazhin on March 14, 2022.
He alleged that the defendant collected N5.1 million from the complainant to rent five-unit shops for him sometime in 2020.
He added that the said sum was transferred to the defendant’s Access Bank account but he absconded to an unknown destination after receiving same.
The offences, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.
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