Crime

Oyo Court Arraigns Man For Allegedly Defrauding Soun Of Ogbomoso

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December 24, 2025

She stated that after purchasing the tiles, the defendants made a fraudulent transfer of funds to the company’s account. The prosecution counsel stated that police investigations confirmed that the accused had committed the offense. She said the offence violated Sections 97 and 95 of the Penal Code. The Judge, Chukwuemeka Nweke, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N1 million each, with one surety in the same amount. He adjourned the case for a hearing on July 2.

The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned one Ali Muhammed before a Magistrate Court in Ogbomoso for allegedly defrauding the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, of ₦39.5 million.

Muhammed, 45, was arraigned on December 23 on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation, conspiracy, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretence.

According to the charge sheet, Muhammed allegedly impersonated a Comptroller of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and claimed he would sell auctioned vehicles and bags of rice to the monarch.

The offences were said to have been committed between October 12 and October 19, 2025, in the Oja-Igbo area of Ogbomoso.

The prosecution stated that the offences contravened Sections 484, 516, and 419 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. Muhammed pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The presiding magistrate granted him bail in the sum of ₦5 million, with two sureties resident within the court’s jurisdiction, and adjourned the case to January 28, 2026, for hearing.