Cleric Remanded In Prison Over Alleged Fraud of N3m In Osun

By Yuusuf Abdul Aziiz and Khadijat Oseni

A 25-year-old Cleric, Sulaiman Jimoh on Friday ordered to be remanded at Ilesha Prison Custody by a Magistrate Court in Osogbo  for allegedly defrauding one Fisoye Adeyemi to the tune of N3,000,000.

The victim,  Adeyemi was gathered to have been defrauded of the money, following the purported claim of the accused of being a spiritual healer.

Briefing the court, Prosecutor Saheed Anifowose told the court that Sulaiman in the year 2015 at Lamuyan Village, Iwo,Osun State (Time and date were not stated) obtained the sum of N3m from Fisoye Adeyemi pretended of doing spiritual healings knowingly to him to be false.

He argued that the offence committed was contrary to and punishable under Section 419, 516 and  319 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Volume 1 Laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2003.

Meanwhile, the accused person who had no legal representative pleaded not guilty to the allegations leveled against him.

Ruling on the matter, Magistrate Habibat Bashiru ordered that the accused be kept in custody at Ilesa prison and adjourned the case till 30 August, 2017 for mention at Iwo Magistrate court