Ekiti: Man arraigned over alleged N1.6m fraud
A 28-year-old man, identified as Oni Opeyemi Peter, has been arraigned at the Chief Magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged fraud. The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi told the court that the defendant, of Falegan area in Ado-Ekiti, sometime in the month of August 2025, at about 09:00 hours in the Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District, […]
A 28-year-old man named Oni Opeyemi Peter has been arraigned at the Chief Magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti for alleged fraud. According to the prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, the defendant fraudulently obtained N1.6 million from Ali Peter of Ado-Ekiti in August 2025. The prosecutor also stated that the man behaved in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace on the same date, time, and place in the Magisterial District.
The alleged crime is punishable under Section 329(3) and Section 181(1) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, Nigeria 2021. The defense lawyer, Barrister Olusoji Oladele, requested the court to grant bail to his client, promising that the defendant would not flee. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, granted Peter bail in the amount of N200,000 with two sureties of the same sum. The case was adjourned until December 18, 2026, for further proceedings.
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