Man, 42, charged with defrauding medical doctor of N1m

A 42-year-old man, Victor Folorunsho, who allegedly obtained N1 million on the pretext of assisting a medical doctor to buy a car, was arraigned on Tuesday in Lagos.
Folorunsho, 42, who resides at No, 2, Ifelodun St., Ilasamaja, a Lagos suburb, is facing a charge of obtaining money under false pretences and theft at an Itire Magistrates’ Court.
The prosecutor, Insp. Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in August 2013 at No. 40, Araromi St., Mushin, Lagos.
He said the complainant, Dr George Chikezie, met the accused through Folorunsho’s wife, a nurse at the hospital where he works.
According to Ayorinde, Folorunsho claimed that he could help the complainant to buy a car from the Nigeria Customs Service.
He said the accused obtained the money from Chikezie between July and September 2013.
“Folorunsho had been on the run since last year until he was apprehended recently.’’
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 312 and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, Abegunde Davis, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to May 27.