Kaduna woman arraigned over alleged N8 million food supply fraud
A 47-year-old woman, Mercy Nwabueze, was brought before a Kaduna Magistrates Court on Thursday for alleged N8 million fraud.
Ms Nwabueze is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretences and stealing.
She, however, pleaded not guilty to the offences.
The prosecutor, Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on July 22, alongside one other person still at large.
He alleged that the defendant deceived the complainants, Francis Dogo and Felicia Williams, into paying the sum on the promise of supplying bags of rice and palm oil, which was never delivered.
According to him, the defendant absconded with the money and never supplied the goods.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened the Kaduna State Penal Code, 2017.
The Defense Counsel, E. T. Godwin, urged the court to grant his client bail, assuring the court that the defendant would not jump bail or interfere with the trial.
The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.
Mr Emmanuel ordered that the sureties must present evidence of three years’ tax payment to the state government.
He adjourned the case until September 22 for hearing.
(NAN)
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