By Adeboye Ado
A 72-year old man, Adeyemi Kehinde, has been remanded in a correctional facility by an Iwaro Oka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly swindling a young man, Ayinde Daniel, under the guise of securing a recruitment slot with a fictitious ‘USA EFCC’.
The septuagenarian was dragged before Magistrate B.A. Ikusika on a two-count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining money under false pretence.
According to the police, Kehinde committed the offences on two occasions, first at about 1:43pm on March 24, 2025 and later at about 3:28pm on March 27, 2025 at Araromi Quarters in Akungba Akoko, within the jurisdiction of the Akungba Akoko Magisterial District.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Boboye Olasunkanmi, who asked for a brief adjournment, informed the court that the defendant had a history of committing similar offences.
The charge contravenes Section 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
Counsel to the defendant, Prince T.M. Agbede, prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms.
But Magistrate Ikusika declined the bail request and ordered the remand of Kehinde in a custodial centre, adjourning the case till May 15, 2025.