BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
A 25-year-old man, Wasiu Oderinde, has been arrested by officials of the Department of State Security for allegedly defrauding Point of Sale operators in Osun State.
Oderinde was arraigned at an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conspiring with others now at large to fleece the POS operators of the sum of N500, 000.
DSS prosecutor, B. O. Nweke, told the court that the defendant defrauded the vendors in Osogbo, Modakeke and Ile-Ife towns, all in Osun State.
The charge against him read that “Wasiu Oluwadamilare Oderinde and others now at large, on or about December 29, 2021 within the jurisdiction of the court, did conspire to commit felony to wit; conspiracy to defraud unsuspecting Point of Sale operators.
“Oderinde, between December, 2021 and January, 2022 in Osogbo, Ife and Modakeke did obtain, with fraudulent intent, various sums of money from different Point of Sale operators (including the sum of N95, 000 from one Salako Sunday Festus whose outlet is at Modakeke), a cumulative sum of N500, 000 using Automated Teller Machine card marked 5399412216652649 with the name Afeez Ojolowo.”
Nweke said that the defendant contravened sections 516 and 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Volume II, Laws of Osun State, 2002.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the allegations. His counsel, J.P Jones, applied for bail, assuring the court that Oderinde would provide reliable surety.
Magistrate A. A. Adebayo granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000 with one surety in the same amount. The surety is to furnish the court with valid means of identification.
The matter was adjourned till March 24 for mention.
