A Grade 1
Area Court in Karu on Friday granted N200, 000 bail to an
Abuja-based
businessman, Alaba Jackson, 37,charged to court for allegedly failing to supply
‘Brazilian’ human hair to a woman as promised.
The Judge,
Mr Hassan Ishaq, who granted the bail, said that the defendant should also
produce a reasonable and reliable surety in like sum.
He said the
surety must be someone with a reliable source of income and resided within the
jurisdiction of the court.
Ishaq said
that the surety must also deposit his or her Driver’s License or National
Identity Card and passport-sized photographs with the court.
The
defendant is being charged for the offences of joint act of cheating,
punishable under sections 79 and 322 of the Penal code.
Earlier, the
Prosecutor, Mrs Helen Ashasim, had informed the Court that the matter was
reported to Maitama Police Station by one Ruth Aina of Mpape Village on June 3.
She said the
defendant and one Egbuawalo (still at large), had approached the complainant in
the month of June 2016, and introduced himself as a seller of ‘Brazilian’ hair.
According to
Ashasim, the duo told their victim that they have two containers of various
kinds of Brazilian hair, which have just arrived the country from China, and
are about to be distributed for sale.
She stated
that the complainant gave them N 150, 000, after which they went into hiding
and stopped picking her (complainants) calls.
She added
that all personal efforts by the complainant to get back her money or the
Brazilian hair, proved abortive.
The
Prosecutor said luck however ran out for the defendant when he was traced to a
hideout, arrested and charged to court.
However, the
defendant pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge and the matter was adjourned till
Sept. 25.
No comments:
Post a Comment