Man arraigned over alleged N6m fraud in Ekiti
A Chief Magistrate’s court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has arraigned a 30-year-old man, Chukwuma Iziogo Casimor, over an alleged false intent to defraud. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi told the court that sometimes in the month of August 2025 and September 2026 in Ado-Ekiti within Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District the defendant did, under false presence and intent […]
A 30-year-old man, Chukwuma Iziogo Casimor, appeared before a Chief Magistrate's court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly attempting to defraud an organization called Chiburze Asogwa. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, stated that the defendant obtained goods worth N6,000,000 from the organization between August 2025 and September 2026, under false pretenses and with the intent to defraud, as reported in the court proceedings.
ASP Oriyomi cited Section 320 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021 as the applicable law for this alleged offense. The defendant's counsel, Barrister Oluwafemi Alabi, requested the court to grant liberal bail terms, stating that his client would not abscond the court. Chief Magistrate Mr. Abayomi Adeosun granted bail of N200,000 with two sureties in equal sum, and the case was adjourned until November 3, 2026, for further proceedings.
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