An Ilorin, Kwara State Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a dismissed personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Tokunbo Ajisafe, accused of defrauding one Raji Jimoh of N673,000.
The defendant, who was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal breach of trust, extortion and fraud, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The trial Magistrate, Adam Idiagbon, ordered the remand of the defendant at Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin.
He thereafter adjourned the case until January 27 for mention.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps prosecution counsel, Kehinde Ajide, told the court that the defendant had represented himself as the Sector Commander of the FRSC to the complainant.
Ajide said the dismissed personnel promised to help the complainant secure employment in the Corps and on the pretext collected varying amounts of money from him on different occasions.
He said when the matter was reported and investigation conducted by the Anti-Fraud Unit of the NSCDC, it was revealed that Ajisafe had been dismissed from the corps since 2007.
The prosecution counsel said the offences committed contravened Sections 320 and 168 of Penal Code Law and Advance Fee Fraud and other related offences Act, 2006.