Businessman accuses friend of fraud

A businessman, Mr. Nnamdi Ibe, has accused his friend of defrauding him of N61, 000 by not remitting the actual amount that was paid by a customer.

It was gathered that the complainant had pleaded with the accused, Jonas Ogbobe, for his account details to enable his customer pay the money with the instruction that the accused would remit the money to the complainant’s wife.

The complainant was said to have embarked on a business trip at the time of the transaction.


The customer was said to have paid N836, 000, while Ogbobe allegedly remitted only N775, 000, leaving a balance of N61, 000.

Ogbobe was subsequently arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos , on two counts of felony and theft.

The charge read in parts; “That you Jonas Ogbobe on May 28, 2014, at about 12pm at Gbajumo Street, Lagos Island, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal N61, 000 property of one Nnamdi Ibe and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Magistrate, Mrs. A. T. Omoyele, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N20, 000 with two sureties in like sum.