A 52-year-old man, Kenneth Kogwe, was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a businessman of N2.8 million.

The police charged Kogwe, whose address was not given with two counts of fraud and theft.

The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Clement Okuiomose, told the court that the defendant committed the offense sometime in July 2020 at about 2:30 p.m., at No 9, Olubiyi Str., Unity Estate, Iba, area of Lagos.

Okuiomose said that the defendant allegedly presented himself as a clearing agent and collected N2.8m from the businessman, Chief  Victor Chukwu.

He said that the defendant defrauded the complainant under the pretext of clearing and delivering a 40ft container.

The prosecutor said the defendant converted the money to his personal use.

He said the offense contravenes the provisions of sections 314 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.

Section 287 stipulates three years of jail terms for stealing.

Chief Magistrate Fadaunsi Adefioye admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

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Adefioye ordered the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction with evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State government.

The magistrate adjourned the case until Nov. 23, for mention.